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חֲנִית

cha.nit

spear

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Strong’s H2595Noun, feminine47 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

spear28

a spear9

spears4

own spear2

is a spear1

is the spear of1

the spear of1

are a spear1

In the text

1 Samuel 13:19חֲנִית
And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
2 Samuel 1:6חֲנִיתוֹ
“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.
2 Kings 11:10הַחֲנִית
Then the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and shields of King David from the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 11:11חֲנִיתוֹ
This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
Job 39:23חֲנִית
A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.
Psalm 35:3חֲנִית
Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חֲנִית n.f. spear (as flexible?)

1. spear, as hurled

2.

a. shaft of spear

b. spear-head

c. butt of spear

3. metaph. of teeth of lions

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.