Quick Definition
bow
Strong's Definition
a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
Derivation: from H7185 (קָשָׁה) in the original sense (of H6983 (קוֹשׁ)) of bending;
KJV Usage: [idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
TWOT Reference: 2093
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) — bow. 1) bow 1a) bow (for hunting, battle) 1b) bowmen, archers 1c) bow (fig. of might) 1d) rainbow
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · קַשָּׁת
Weapons
bow = a strong but flexible piece of wood to which a string is attached for the firing of arrows, ► used for hunting or as weapon of war
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Weapons
Collocation: בֶּן־קֶשֶׁת
arrow literally "son of the bow"; hence: = pointed missile, shot from a bow; slender and straight in shape and moving swiftly; ◄ made out of wood and/or iron; ► mainly used for hunting and in warfare
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קֶ֫שֶׁת n.f. bow bow
rainbow
base