What does "Arrows" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Arrows?

At first made of reeds, and then of wood tipped with iron. Arrows are sometimes figuratively put for lightning (Deut. 32:23, 42; Ps. 7:13; 18:14; 144:6; Zech. 9:14). They were used in war as well as in the chase (Gen. 27:3; 49:23). They were also used in divination (Ezek. 21:21). The word is frequently employed as a symbol of calamity or disease inflicted by God (Job 6:4; 34:6; Ps. 38:2; Deut. 32:23. Comp. Ezek. 5:16), or of some sudden danger (Ps. 91:5), or bitter words (Ps. 64:3), or false testimony (Prov. 25:18).

What is the Hebrew word for Arrows?

Where does Arrows appear in the Bible?

Arrows is referenced in 36 verses across 14 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Chronicles 12:2
• 1 Samuel 20:20
• 1 Samuel 20:21
• 1 Samuel 20:22
• 1 Samuel 20:36
• 2 Chronicles 26:15
• 2 Kings 13:15
• 2 Kings 13:18
• 2 Samuel 22:15
• Deuteronomy 32:23
• Deuteronomy 32:42
• Ezekiel 5:16
• Ezekiel 21:21
• Ezekiel 39:3
• Ezekiel 39:9
• Habakkuk 3:11
• Isaiah 5:28
• Jeremiah 9:8
• Jeremiah 50:9
• Jeremiah 50:14
• Jeremiah 51:11
• Job 6:4
• Numbers 24:8
• Proverbs 26:18

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Arrows.