Definition
from H2686; also by interchange for H6086 properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
Traditional renderings: archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.
Traditional renderings: archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חֵץ:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
53 total
- Genesis 49:23חִצִּֽים׃The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
- Numbers 24:8וְחִצָּ֥יו · with arrowsGod brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows.
- Deuteronomy 32:23חִצַּ֖י · My arrowsI will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.
- Deuteronomy 32:42חִצַּי֙ · I will make My arrowsI will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh—the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”
- 1 Samuel 17:7וְחָץ · The shaftThe shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him.
- 1 Samuel 20:20הַחִצִּ֖ים · arrowsI will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as if I were aiming at a target.
- 1 Samuel 20:21הַחִצִּ֑ים · the arrows; הַחִצִּ֣ים׀ · the arrowsThen I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you, and there is no danger.
- 1 Samuel 20:22הַחִצִּ֖ים · the arrows [are]But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.
- 1 Samuel 20:36הַ֣חִצִּ֔ים · the arrowsHe said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.
- 2 Samuel 22:15חִצִּ֖ים · His arrowsHe shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
- 2 Kings 13:15וְחִצִּ֑ים · and some arrows; וְחִצִּֽים׃ · and some arrowsElisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows.” So Jehoash took a bow and some arrows.
- 2 Kings 13:17חֵץ־ · arrow; וְחֵ֣ץ · the arrow“Open the east window,” said Elisha. So he opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram, for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”
- 2 Kings 13:18הַחִצִּ֖ים · the arrowsThen Elisha said, “Take the arrows!” So he took them, and Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” So he struck the ground three times and stopped.
- 2 Kings 19:32חֵ֑ץ · an arrowSo this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
- 1 Chronicles 12:2וּבַחִצִּ֖ים · and [shoot] arrows…they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
- 2 Chronicles 26:15בַּֽחִצִּ֔ים · arrowsAnd in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.
- Job 6:4חִצֵּ֪י · the arrowsFor the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- Job 34:6חִצִּ֣י · My woundWould I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
- Psalm 7:13חִ֝צָּ֗יו · His arrowsHe has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
- Psalm 11:2חִצָּ֣ם · their arrowFor behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
- Psalm 18:14חִ֭צָּיו · His arrowsHe shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
- Psalm 38:2חִ֭צֶּיךָ · Your arrowsFor Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
- Psalm 45:5חִצֶּ֗יךָ · Your arrowsYour arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
- Psalm 57:4וְחִצִּ֑ים · and arrowsMy soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- Psalm 58:7חִצּוֹ · may their arrowsMay they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
- Psalm 64:3חִ֝צָּ֗ם · like arrows…who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
- Psalm 64:7חֵ֥ץ · with arrowsBut God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
- Psalm 77:17חֲ֝צָצֶ֗יךָ · Your arrowsThe clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.
- Psalm 91:5מֵ֝חֵ֗ץ · nor the arrowYou will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
- Psalm 120:4חִצֵּ֣י · arrows [will come]Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!
- Psalm 127:4כְּחִצִּ֥ים · Like arrowsLike arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.
- Psalm 144:6חִ֝צֶּ֗יךָ · Your arrowsFlash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.
- Proverbs 7:23חֵ֡ץ · an arrow…until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.
- Proverbs 25:18וְחֵ֣ץ · arrowLike a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
- Proverbs 26:18חִצִּ֥ים · arrowsLike a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
- Isaiah 5:28חִצָּיו֙ · Their arrowsTheir arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.
- Isaiah 7:24בַּחִצִּ֥ים · and arrowMen will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns.
- Isaiah 37:33חֵ֑ץ · an arrowSo this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
- Isaiah 49:2לְחֵ֣ץ · arrowHe made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.
- Jeremiah 9:8חֵ֥ץ · arrowsTheir tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.
- Jeremiah 50:9חִצָּיו֙ · Their arrowsFor behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.
- Jeremiah 50:14חֵ֑ץ · arrowsLine up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD.
- Jeremiah 51:11הַחִצִּים֮ · the arrowsSharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple.
- Lamentations 3:12לַחֵֽץ׃ס · for His arrowHe bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.
- Ezekiel 5:16חִצֵּי֩ · arrowsWhen I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food.
- Ezekiel 21:21בַּֽחִצִּים֙ · the arrowsFor the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.
- Ezekiel 39:3וְחִצֶּ֕יךָ · the arrowsThen I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.