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arrow

Meaning of “arrow”

Sense 1: A pointed missile shot from a bow. Sense 2: By figure, something represented or compared as an arrow.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences14 verses9 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: 1 Samuel 20:36

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1 Samuel 20:36
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 20:36 · retained source text

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.

1 Samuel 20:37
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?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 20:37 · retained source text

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?

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Historical definitions

A missile weapon, usually a straight pointed shaft, shot from a bow.

volume 1, leaf 202, column 2 (main_dictionary)