19 occurrences

'Bows' in the Bible

The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.

Verse ConceptsStumblingreinforcement

They were armed with bows, and were able to send stones, and arrows from the bow, with right hand or left: they were Saul's brothers, of Benjamin.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalSlingsStonesWarriorsLeft HandedThrowing StonesArrows

And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand men of Judah armed with body-covers and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand of Benjamin armed with body-covers and bows; all these were men of war.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalShieldsSpearsArchers, In ArmiesWarriorsTwo Hundred Thousand And MoreThree To Nine Hundred Thousand

And the captains of Benjamin: Eliada, a great man of war, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bows and body-covers;

Verse ConceptsSoldiersTwo Hundred Thousand And More

And Uzziah had all these forces armed with body-covers and spears and head-covers and coats of metal and bows and stones for sending from leather bands.

Verse ConceptsBreastplatesCoatsArmourHead coveringShieldsSlingsSpearsArchers, In ArmiesArmor ProtectionArmorySports

So in the lowest part of the space at the back of the walls, in the open places, I put the people by families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

Verse ConceptsFamily SolidaritySpearsProtecting Your Familyvulnerability

And from that time, half of my servants were doing their part of the work, and half kept the spears and body-covers and the bows and the metal war-dresses; and the chiefs were at the back of the men of Judah.

Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourShieldsArmor ProtectionFractions, One HalfHalf Of Groups

See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.

Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Illustrations OfArrows, Figurative OfDarkness Of EvilArrowsResolving Conflict

The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

Verse ConceptsPainStrength, HumanAttempting To KillAttacked By Evil

But their swords will be turned into their hearts, and their bows will be broken.

Verse ConceptsBreaking WeaponsA Broken HeartBroken Hearts

The children of Ephraim, armed with bows, were turned back on the day of the fight.

Verse ConceptsDesertionstruggleConflictBattlerelaxation

Men will come there with bows and arrows, because all the land will be full of blackberries and thorns.

Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Uses Of

In their hands are bows and spears; they are cruel, violently putting the young men to death, and crushing the young women; they have no pity for children, and no mercy for the fruit of the body.

Verse ConceptsMercy, HumanInfanticidePitilessnessPeople Without Mercypity

Bows and spears are in their hands; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice is like the thunder of the sea, and they go on horses; everyone in his place like men going to the fight, against you, O daughter of Zion.

Verse Conceptsdaughtersequipping, physicalenemies, of Israel and JudahBackMercy, HumanSeaThings Like The SeaRoar Of NationsOppressorsSea, Metaphorical ReferencesPeople Without Mercy

Go up, you horses; go rushing on, you carriages of war; go out, you men of war: Cush and Put, gripping the body-cover, and the Ludim, with bent bows.

Verse ConceptsHorsesAttacking With Chariots

Bows and spears are in their hands; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice is like the thunder of the sea, and they go on horses; everyone in his place like men going to the fight, against you, O daughter of Babylon.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalenemies, of Israel and JudahMercy, HumanSeaRoar Of NationsOppressorsSea, Metaphorical ReferencesPeople Without Mercy

For the waster has come on her, even on Babylon, and her men of war are taken, their bows are broken: for the Lord is a rewarding God, and he will certainly give payment.

Verse ConceptsBreaking WeaponsThose Who DestroyBabylon DestroyedGod Executes VengeanceGod Will Requite

And those who are living in the towns of Israel will go out and make fires of the instruments of war, burning the body-covers and the breastplates, the bows and the arrows and the sticks and the spears, and for seven years they will make fires of them:

Verse ConceptsShieldsJavelinsSeven Years

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּפף 
Kaphaph 
Usage: 5

עות 
`avath 
Usage: 11

קדד 
Qadad 
bow...head , stoop , bow
Usage: 15

שׁחה 
Shachah 
Usage: 171

שׁחח 
Shachach 
Usage: 21

κλίνω 
Klino 
lay , bow , bow down , be far spent , turn to fight , wear away
Usage: 5

H86
אברך 
'abrek 
bow the knee
Usage: 1

גּביע 
G@biya` 
bowl , cup , pot
Usage: 14

גּל 
Gol 
Usage: 0

גּלּה 
Gullah 
Usage: 15

טחה 
Tachah 
Usage: 1

כּרע 
Kara` 
Usage: 36

מזרק 
Mizraq 
Usage: 32

מנקּית 
M@naqqiyth 
bowl , cup
Usage: 4

מעה 
me`ah 
Usage: 32

סף 
Caph 
Usage: 32

ספל 
Cephel 
Usage: 2

עוה 
`avah 
Usage: 17

קשׁת 
Qesheth 
Usage: 75

רחם 
Racham 
Usage: 44

רמה 
Ramah 
Usage: 12

שׁוּח 
Shuwach 
Usage: 3

γονυπετέω 
Gonupeteo 
kneel down to , bow the knee , kneel to
Usage: 4

κάμπτω 
Kampto 
bow
Usage: 4

σπλάγχνον 
Splagchnon 
Usage: 11

συγκάμπτω 
Sugkampto 
Usage: 1

συγκύπτω 
Sugkupto 
Usage: 1

τόξον 
Toxon 
bow
Usage: 1

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain