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Isaiah 13:18

“Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קֶשֶׁתqesheth · keh'-sheth
H7198 · Hebrew

Definition: a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
Derivation: from H7185 (קָשָׁה) in the original sense (of H6983 (קוֹשׁ)) of bending;
KJV renderings: [idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
Grammar: וּ — conjunction
קְשָׁת֖וֹת — common noun, feminine, plural, absolute
Code HC/Ncfpa
Usage: Occurs 76 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 9:13 Genesis 9:14 Genesis 9:16 Genesis 21:16 Genesis 27:3

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קֶשֶׁת here.

Verse 17 Verse 19

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.