What does "Sword" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Sword?

Of the Hebrew was pointed, sometimes two-edged, was worn in a sheath, and suspended from the girdle (Ex. 32:27; 1 Sam. 31:4; 1 Chr. 21:27; Ps. 149:6: Prov. 5:4; Ezek. 16:40; 21:3-5). It is a symbol of divine chastisement (Deut. 32:25; Ps. 7:12; 78:62), and of a slanderous tongue (Ps. 57:4; 64:3; Prov. 12:18). The word of God is likened also to a sword (Heb. 4:12; Eph. 6:17; Rev. 1:16). Gideon’s watchword was, “The sword of the Lord” (Judg. 7:20).

What is the Hebrew word for Sword?

Where does Sword appear in the Bible?

Sword is referenced in 292 verses across 41 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Chronicles 10:4
• 1 Chronicles 10:5
• 1 Chronicles 21:5
• 1 Chronicles 21:12
• 1 Chronicles 21:27
• 1 Chronicles 21:30
• 1 Kings 3:24
• 1 Kings 19:10
• 1 Kings 19:14
• 1 Samuel 13:22
• 1 Samuel 14:20
• 1 Samuel 15:8
• 1 Samuel 17:39
• 1 Samuel 17:45
• 1 Samuel 17:47
• 1 Samuel 17:50
• 1 Samuel 17:51
• 1 Samuel 21:8
• 1 Samuel 22:10
• 1 Samuel 22:19
• 1 Samuel 31:4
• 1 Samuel 31:5
• 2 Chronicles 20:9
• 2 Chronicles 21:4

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Sword.