KJV dictionary & concordance

bow

Meaning of “bow”

Sense 1: A weapon for shooting arrows. Sense 2: The bow set in the cloud as a covenant token. Sense 3: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward in reverence, respect, submission, or worship.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

99 occurrences96 verses29 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:13

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Amos 2:15

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Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Amos 2:15 · retained source text

Neither shall hee stand that handleth the bow, and he that is swift of foote, shall not deliuer himselfe, neither shall hee that rideth the horse, deliuer himselfe.

Complete reference index — all 96 verses

Genesis 9:13 Genesis 9:14 Genesis 9:16 Genesis 27:3 Genesis 27:29 Genesis 37:10 Genesis 41:43 Genesis 48:22 Genesis 49:8 Genesis 49:24 Exodus 11:8 Exodus 20:5 Exodus 23:24 Leviticus 26:1 Deuteronomy 5:9 Joshua 23:7 Joshua 24:12 Judges 2:19 1 Samuel 18:4 2 Samuel 1:18 2 Samuel 1:22 2 Samuel 22:35 1 Kings 22:34 2 Kings 5:18 2 Kings 6:22 2 Kings 9:24 2 Kings 13:15 2 Kings 13:16 2 Kings 17:35 2 Kings 19:16 1 Chronicles 5:18 1 Chronicles 12:2 2 Chronicles 17:17 2 Chronicles 18:33 Job 20:24 Job 29:20 Job 31:10 Job 39:3 Psalms 7:12 Psalms 11:2 Psalms 18:34 Psalms 22:29 Psalms 31:2 Psalms 37:14 Psalms 44:6 Psalms 46:9 Psalms 58:7 Psalms 72:9 Psalms 76:3 Psalms 78:57 Psalms 86:1 Psalms 95:6 Psalms 144:5 Proverbs 5:1 Proverbs 14:19 Proverbs 22:17 Ecclesiastes 12:3 Isaiah 10:4 Isaiah 21:15 Isaiah 41:2 Isaiah 45:23 Isaiah 46:2 Isaiah 49:23 Isaiah 51:23 Isaiah 58:5 Isaiah 60:14 Isaiah 65:12 Isaiah 66:19 Jeremiah 6:23 Jeremiah 9:3 Jeremiah 46:9 Jeremiah 49:35 Jeremiah 50:14 Jeremiah 50:29 Jeremiah 50:42 Jeremiah 51:3 Lamentations 2:4 Lamentations 3:12 Ezekiel 1:28 Ezekiel 39:3 Hosea 1:5 Hosea 1:7 Hosea 2:18 Hosea 7:16 Amos 2:15 Micah 6:6 Habakkuk 3:6 Habakkuk 3:9 Zechariah 9:10 Zechariah 9:13 Zechariah 10:4 Romans 11:10 Romans 14:11 Ephesians 3:14 Philippians 2:10 Revelation 6:2

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Genesis 9:13 Deuteronomy 5:9 2 Kings 13:16 Psalms 22:29 Proverbs 14:19 Jeremiah 6:23 Hosea 1:7 Revelation 6:2

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission.

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