Original Language Studio
Jeremiah 6:23
“They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
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
- קֶ֣שֶׁת — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 76 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 9:13Genesis 9:14Genesis 9:16Genesis 21:16Genesis 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.
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.