Quick Definition
war-club
Strong's Definition
a smiter, i.e. a war club
Derivation: from H5310 (נָפַץ);
KJV Usage: battle ax.
TWOT Reference: 1394c
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) war club, club, battle axe, hammer
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
מַפֵּץ (map.pets) — war-club. war club, club, battle axe, hammer
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · נפץ
Weapons
war club, mace = a short wooden rod used for striking the enemy in hand-to-hand combat; it could be held with one hand and was used to strike the enemy on all parts of his body, particularly where he was unprotected by armor; possibly fitted with a heavy head made of stone or metal
1 JER 51:20 RSV GNT CEV ESV "hammer" NIV NJPS NRSV "war club" NJB "mace" REB "battleaxe"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַפֵּץ n.m. war-club (lit. a shatterer);—Je 51:20 ref