KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Pointed missiles shot from bows. Sense 2: Figuratively, instruments or images of attack, judgment, pain, or sudden force.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Numbers 24:8
Complete exact-word concordance
And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.
And he sayd, Take the arrowes. And he tooke them. And hee said vnto the king of Israel, Smite vpon the ground. And he smote thrise, and stayed.
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.
They were armed with bowes, and could vse both the right hand and the left, in hurling stones, and shooting arrowes out of a bow, euen of Sauls brethren of Beniamin.
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
And hee made in Ierusalem engines inuented by cunning men, to bee on the towers, & vpon the bulwarks, to shoote arrowes and great stones withall: and his name spread farre abroad, for he was marueilously helped, till he was strong.
1611 marginal noteHeb. went foorth.
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
For the arrowes of the Almightie are within me, the poyson whereof drinketh vp my spirit: the terrors of God doe set themselues in aray against mee.
1611 marginal notePsal. 38.2.
He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrowes against the persecutors.
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
Yea, he sent out his arrowes, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
Therefore shalt thou make them turne their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrowes vpon thy strings, against the face of them.
1611 marginal noteOr, thou shalt set them as a butte.
1611 marginal noteHeb. shoulder.
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
For thine arrowes sticke fast in me; and thy hand presseth me sore.
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
Thine arrowes are sharpe in the heart of the Kings enemies; whereby the people fall vnder thee.
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
My soule is among lyons, and I lie euen among them that are set on fire: euen the sonnes of men, whose teeth are speares and arrowes, and their tongue a sharpe sword.
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