King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

H7198 - Bow

Strong's No.:	H7198

Hebrew:	קֶשֶׁת

Transliteration:	qesheth

Phonetic:	keh'-sheth

Word Origin:	From H7185 in the original sense (of H6983) of bending

Bible Usage:	X-(idiom) arch ({-er}) + {arrow} bow ({[-man} -shot]).

Part of Speech:	Noun Feminine

Strongs Definition:	a {bow} for shooting (hence figuratively strength) or the iris

Brown Driver Biggs Definition:	1. bow a. bow (for hunting, battle) b. bowmen, archers c. bow (fig. of might) d. rainbow

Bible References: Bow	Gen 9:13 Gen 9:14 Gen 9:16 Gen 27:3 Gen 48:22 Gen 49:24 Josh 24:12 1 Sam 18:4 2 Sam 1:18 2 Sam 1:22 2 Sam 22:35 1 King 22:34 2 King 6:22 2 King 9:24 2 King 13:15 2 King 13:15 2 King 13:16 1 Chr 5:18 1 Chr 12:2 2 Chr 17:17 2 Chr 18:33 Job 20:24 Job 29:20 Ps 7:12 Ps 11:2 Ps 18:34 Ps 37:14 Ps 44:6 Ps 46:9 Ps 76:3 Ps 78:57 Isa 21:15 Isa 41:2 Isa 66:19 Jer 6:23 Jer 9:3 Jer 46:9 Jer 49:35 Jer 50:14 Jer 50:29 Jer 50:42 Jer 51:3 Lam 2:4 Lam 3:12 Ezek 1:28 Ezek 39:3 Hos 1:5 Hos 1:7 Hos 2:18 Hos 7:16 Amos 2:15 Hab 3:9 Zech 9:10 Zech 9:13 Zech 10:4

Translation Occurrences:	archers ( 1 ) bow ( 55 ) bows ( 13 )

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.