קֶשֶׁת
qesheth(keh'-sheth)
“a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris”
71 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
Translated in KJV as
[idiom] arch(-er)[phrase] arrowbow(-man, -shot).
Etymology
from H7185 (קָשָׁה) in the original sense (of H6983 (קוֹשׁ)) of bending;
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“And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the ho…”