3 occurrences

'Sword' in the Bible

Now it happened that while Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and much to his amazement, he saw a man standing in front of him, holding a drawn sword in his hand! Joshua approached him and asked him, "Are you one of us, or are you with our enemies?"

The Israelis also killed Beor's son Balaam, the occult practitioner, executing him with a sword as one of those killed.

"Then I sent hornets ahead of you to drive out two kings of the Amorites before you without your using either sword or bow.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
חרב 
Chereb 
Usage: 413

בּרק 
Baraq 
Usage: 21

רצח 
Retsach 
Usage: 2

שׁלח 
Shelach 
Usage: 7

μάχαιρα 
Machaira 
Usage: 19

ῥομφαία 
Rhomphaia 
Usage: 5

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