Strongs Number: H7198
- Hebrew Word
- קֶשֶׁת
- Transliteration
- qesheth
- Phonetic
- keh'-sheth
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
a {bow} for shooting (hence figuratively strength) or the iris
- BDB Definition
-
1. bow
a. bow (for hunting, battle)
b. bowmen, archers
c. bow (fig. of might)
d. rainbow
- Origin
- From H7185 in the original sense (of H6983) of bending
- Bible Usage
- X-(idiom) arch ({-er}) + {arrow} bow ({[-man} -shot]).