HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3591
כִּידוֹן
ki.don — javelin
1) javelin, short sword, dart 2) gorget, a piece of armour for the throat (1Sa 17.6)
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Javelin
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G9986
ὑσσός
hussos — javelin
ὑσσός, -ο, ό, a javelin (see ref. s.v, ὕσσωπος) (AS)
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שִׁרְיָה
sir.yah — lance
1) a weapon 1a) perhaps a lance, javelin
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4493
ῥιπή
rhipē — twinkling
ῥιπή, ῆς, ἡ (ῥίπτω), poët. in cl., any rapid movement such as the throw or flight of a javelin, the rush of wind or flame, the flapping of wings, the twinkling of lights; ῥ. ὀφθαλμοῦ, the twinkling of an eye: 1Co.15:52 (L, mg., ῥοπή, which see).† (AS)
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כִּידֹן
ki.don — Chidon
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at 2Sa.6.6; son of: Serug (H8286); father of: Terah (H8646); also called Chidon (NIV: Kidon) at 1Ch.13.9; Another name of na.khon (נָכוֹן "Nacon" H5225) § Chidon = "javelin" the owner or site of Uzziah's death for touching the ark
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1002
βολίς
bolis — arrow
βολίς, -ίδος, ἡ (βάλλω), [in LXX for חֵץ, יָרָה, etc. ;] a dart, javelin: Heb.12:20, Rec. (LXX).† (AS)
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ἀγκύλη
agkulē — a loop
1. a loop or noose in a cord,Eur., (Xenophon Historicus) 2. the thong of a javelin , by which it was hurled: the javelin itself, (Euripides) 3. a bow-string , (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)
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ἀκοντίζω
akontizō — to shoot
1. to hurl a javelin , τινός at one, (Iliad by Homer); ἐπί τινι (Iliad by Homer):—;the weapon is put in dative, ἀκόντισε δουρί darted with his spear, (Iliad by Homer); also in accusative, ἀκόντισαν ὀξέα δοῦρα darted their spears, (Odyssey by Homer) 2. with accusative pers. to hit with a javelin , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; Pass. to be so hit or wounded , (Euripides) 3. to shoot forth rays , of the moon, (Euripides) 4. intransitive to pierce , εἴσω γῆς (Euripides) (ML)
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ἀκοντιστής
akontistēs — a shooter
a darter, javelin-man , (Homer), etc. (ML)
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γαῖσος
gaisos — a javelin
a javelin
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8436
ξύω
xuō — to scrape
1. to scrape, plane, smooth or polish , (Odyssey by Homer): metaphorically, ξῦσαι ἀπὸ γῆρας to scrape off, get rid of old age, (Homeric Hymns):—; Mid., παλτὸν ξύσασθαι to shape oneself a javelin-shaft, (Xenophon Historicus) 2. to make smooth, work delicately , (Iliad by Homer) (ML)
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σχοῖνος
schoinos — a rush
1. a rush , Lat. juncus, scirpus, (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 2. a reed , used as an arrow or javelin , (Batrachomyomachia) 3. a place where rushes grow, a rushbed , (Odyssey by Homer) 4. a rush-rope , and generally, a rope, cord , (Oracle quoted in Herdotus Historicus) 5. a fence round a garden, [variant datesAnthology Palantina 6. a land-measure , = 2 Persian parasangs, = 60 stades, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
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(1.) Heb. hanith, a lance, from its flexibility (1 Sam. 18:10, 11; 19:9, 10; 20:33). (2.) Heb. romah, a lance for heavy-armed troops, so called from its piercing (Num. 25:7). (See ARMS.)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.