Chets חֵץ

Chets (Hebrew חֵץ, Strong's H2671) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “arrow”. It occurs 53 times in 50 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Chets, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 49:23
  The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

Numbers

• Numbers 24:8
  God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.God 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

• Deuteronomy 32:23
  I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.
• Deuteronomy 32:42
  I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.I 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

• 1 Samuel 20:20
  And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as if I were aiming at a target.
• 1 Samuel 20:21
  And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.Then 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 20:22
  But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the Lord hath sent thee away.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 20:36
  And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.
• 1 Samuel 20:38
  And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 22:15
  And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 13:15
  And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.Elisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows.” So Jehoash took a bow and some arrows.
• 2 Kings 13:17
  And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the Lord’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.“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 13:18
  And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.Then 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 19:32
  Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.So 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

• 1 Chronicles 12:2
  They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.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

• 2 Chronicles 26:15
  And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.And 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 so that he became powerful.

Job

• Job 6:4
  For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
• Job 34:6
  Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’

Psalms

• Psalm 7:13
  He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
• Psalm 11:2
  For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
• Psalm 18:14
  Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
• Psalm 38:2
  For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
• Psalm 45:5
  Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
• Psalm 57:4
  My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.My 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 58:7
  Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
• Psalm 64:3
  Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
• Psalm 64:7
  But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
• Psalm 77:17
  The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.
• Psalm 91:5
  Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
• Psalm 120:4
  Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!
• Psalm 127:4
  As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.
• Psalm 144:6
  Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 7:23
  Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.
• Proverbs 25:18
  A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
• Proverbs 26:18
  As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,

Isaiah

• Isaiah 5:28
  Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:Their 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 7:24
  With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.Men will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns.
• Isaiah 37:33
  Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.So 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 49:2
  And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;He 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

• Jeremiah 9:8
  Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.Their 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 50:9
  For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.For 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 50:14
  Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the Lord.Line 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 51:11
  Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.Sharpen 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

• Lamentations 3:12
  He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 5:16
  When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:When 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 21:21
  For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.For 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 39:3
  And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.
• Ezekiel 39:9
  And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 3:11
  The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 9:14
  And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).