KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A pointed missile shot from a bow. Sense 2: By figure, something represented or compared as an arrow.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 20:36
Complete exact-word concordance
And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
And he said vnto his lad, Runne, finde out now the arrowes which I shoote. And as the ladde ranne, he shot an arrow beyond him.
1611 marginal noteHebr. to passe ouer him.
And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?
And when the ladde was come to the place of the arrow, which Ionathan had shot, Ionathan cryed after the ladde, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?
And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
And Iehu drew a bowe with his full strength, and smote Iehoram betweene his armes, and the arrow went out at his heart, and hee sunke downe in his charet.
1611 marginal noteHeb. filled his hand with a bow.
1611 marginal noteHeb. bowed.
And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the Lord’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
And he sayd, Open the window Eastward. And hee opened it. Then Elisha sayd, Shoote. And he shot. And he said; The arrowe of the LORDs deliuerance, and the arrowe of deliuerance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou haue consumed them.
Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a banke against it:
The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
The arrow cannot make him flee: sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
For loe, the wicked bende their bow, they make ready their arrow vpon the string: that they may priuily shoote at the vpright in heart.
1611 marginal noteHebr. in darknesse.
But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
But God shall shoote at them: with an arrowe, sodenly shall they be wounded.
1611 marginal noteHeb. their wound shalbe.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Thou shalt not bee afraid for the terrour by night: nor for the arrow that flieth by day:
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is a maule, and a sword, and a sharpe arrow.
1611 marginal notePsal. 120.4. chap. 12.18.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A missile weapon, usually a straight pointed shaft, shot from a bow.
