Bible Dictionary: Spears

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Strong's Hebrew

6767b. tsiltsal -- a spear
... a spear. Transliteration: tsiltsal Short Definition: spears. Word Origin from tsalal
Definition a spear NASB Word Usage spears (1). 6767a, 6767b. ...
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7420. romach -- a spear, lance
... 7419, 7420. romach. 7421 . a spear, lance. Transliteration: romach Phonetic
Spelling: (ro'-makh) Short Definition: spears. Word ...
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4294. matteh -- a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe
... Definition a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe NASB Word Usage branch (3), branches
(1), half-tribe* (13), rod (18), rods (6), scepter (2), spears (1), staff ...
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7626. shebet -- rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe
... Definition rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe NASB Word Usage club (4), correction
(1), half-tribe* (22), rod (27), scepter (11), scepters (1), spears (1), staff ...
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2595. chanith -- a spear
... Short Definition: spear. Word Origin from chanah Definition a spear NASB Word
Usage spear (40), spears (7). javelin, spear. From chanah ...
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Library

Discouragements and Courage
... set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set
the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/discouragements and courage.htm

That Upon the Slaughter of Ishbosheth by the Treachery of his ...
... bring all the people to him; upon which came to him about six thousand and eight
hundred armed men of the tribe of Judah, who bare shields and spears for their ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 that upon the.htm

The Young Titus
... Out of that yellow haze, rolling nearer, they saw now the glittering Roman standards
emerge, one by one; saw the spiky level of shouldered spears; saw the ...
/.../miller/the city of delight/chapter ix the young titus.htm

The Beatific vision.
... And I lie even among the children of men, that are set on fire, whose teeth
are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. ...
/.../kingsley/westminster sermons/sermon xxvii the beatific vision.htm

Marcellus, as Might Well be Expected, was Exceedingly Gratified by ...
... we were men who had never learned to do injury to any one, they wounded us pitilessly
with their missiles, and thrust us through with their spears, and cut our ...
/.../2 marcellus as might well.htm

Use what You Have
... Use Wisely What You Have. Israel was oppressed. The Philistines had taken the
Israelites' swords and spears, in fact, swept the country bare of armor. ...
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The Adventures of Saint Andrew of Scotland.
... for many weary months, the sun never rose, and he and the faithful Murdoch had to
discover their way by poking before them with their spears, every moment ...
/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter eight the adventures of.htm

John Chapter xviii. 28-32.
... cried out, "Crucify, crucify [him];" [1834] then hear what it is against you that
the prophet proclaims: "The sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate cxiv john chapter xviii.htm

The Builders on the Wall
... set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set
the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 53 the builders on.htm

New Uses for Old Trophies
... "King David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord.""2 Kings
11:10. ... Hang up the shields and the spears of the Philistines. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/new uses for old trophies.htm

Thesaurus

Spears (25 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Spears (25 Occurrences). John 19:37 And again another
verse says, They will see him who was wounded by their spears. (BBE). ...
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Fish-spears (1 Occurrence)
Fish-spears. Fish's, Fish-spears. Fish-stump . Multi-Version
Concordance Fish-spears (1 Occurrence). Job 41:7 Canst ...
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Body-covers (25 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 11:10 And the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and
body-covers which had been King David's, and which were kept in the house of the ...
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Bows (28 Occurrences)
... 2 Chronicles 14:8 Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three
hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two ...
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Targets (7 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT). 2 Chronicles 11:12 and in every several city, targets and
spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his. ...
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Shields (44 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 11:10 The priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and
shields that had been king David's, which were in the house of Yahweh. ...
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Mail (11 Occurrences)
... 2 Chronicles 26:14 Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, and
spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging. ...
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Pruninghooks (3 Occurrences)
... 2:4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they
shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks ...
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Pruning-hooks (4 Occurrences)
... And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning ...
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Ploughshares (3 Occurrences)
... 2:4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall reprove many peoples; and they
shall forge their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning ...
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Bible Concordance

Spears (25 Occurrences)

John 19:37 And again another verse says, They will see him who was wounded by their spears.
(BBE)

Acts 23:23 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, "Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night."
(WEB)

1 Samuel 13:19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears;"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 18:14 Then Joab said, I would have made it safe for you. And he took three spears in his hand, and put them through Absalom's heart, while he was still living, in the branches of the tree.
(BBE DBY NAS)

1 Kings 18:28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and spears, till the blood gushed out upon them.
(DBY YLT NIV)

2 Kings 11:10 The priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David's, which were in the house of Yahweh.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 12:34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 11:12 In every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 14:8 Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 23:9 Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in the house of God.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 26:14 Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 4:13 Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set there the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 4:16 It happened from that time forth, that half of my servants worked in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 4:21 So we worked in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 41:7 Can you fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish spears?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 57:4 My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 2:4 He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 13:18 In their hands are bows and spears; they are cruel, violently putting the young men to death, and crushing the young women; they have no pity for children, and no mercy for the fruit of the body.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 46:4 Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 50:42 Bows and spears are in their hands; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice is like the thunder of the sea, and they go on horses; everyone in his place like men going to the fight, against you, O daughter of Babylon.
(BBE NIV)

Ezekiel 39:9 Those who dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall make fires of the weapons and burn them, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the war clubs, and the spears, and they shall make fires of them seven years;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Joel 3:10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say,'I am strong.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Micah 4:3 and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war any more.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nahum 3:3 And the flame of a sword, and the lightning of a spear, And the abundance of the wounded, And the weight of carcases, Yea, there is no end to the bodies, They stumble over their bodies.
(See NAS NIV)

Habakkuk 3:14 You pierced the heads of his warriors with their own spears. They came as a whirlwind to scatter me, gloating as if to devour the wretched in secret.
(WEB BBE DBY NAS)

Subtopics

Spears

Related Terms

Fish-spears (1 Occurrence)

Body-covers (25 Occurrences)

Bows (28 Occurrences)

Targets (7 Occurrences)

Shields (44 Occurrences)

Mail (11 Occurrences)

Pruninghooks (3 Occurrences)

Pruning-hooks (4 Occurrences)

Ploughshares (3 Occurrences)