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Hebrew wordlink #378615

OSHB Zec 9:10 קֶשֶׁת (qeshet) Strongs=7198 Lemma=‘קֶשֶׁת’
contextual word gloss=‘bow_of’ word gloss=‘bow_of’
Morphology=Ncfsc PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-487 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Zechariah

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Other uses (6) of identical word form קֶשֶׁת (Morphology=Ncfsc PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘קֶשֶׁת’ (Morphology=Ncfsc PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=construct) has 4 different glosses: ‘[the]_bow_of’, ‘a_bow_of’, ‘bow_of’, ‘the_bow_of’.

1 SAM 2:4 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_bow_of’ word gloss=‘bows_of’ OSHB 1 SAM 2:4 word 1

OET-LV: 4 the_bow _of warriors are_shattered and_those _who_stumble they _gird _on strength. (SA1_2:4)

OET-RV: ⇔  4 Warriors have their bows shattered,
⇔ but those who stumbled are given extra strength. (SA1 2:4)

2 SAM 1:22 contextual word gloss=‘the_bow_of’ word gloss=‘bow_of’ OSHB 2 SAM 1:22 word 5

OET-LV: 22 From_the_blood _of those_slain from_the_fat _of the_mighty_ones the _bow _of Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) not it _turned _back backwards and_the _sword _of Shāʼūl not it _returned empty. (SA2_1:22)

OET-RV: 22 From the blood of those slain—
⇔ ≈ from the fat of the warriors,
⇔ Yonatan’s bow didn’t retreat
⇔ ≈ and Sha’ul’s sword didn’t fail on its strikes. (SA2 1:22)

JOB 20:24 contextual word gloss=‘a_bow_of’ word gloss=‘arrow_of’ OSHB JOB 20:24 word 5

OET-LV: 24 He _will _flee from_a _weapon _of iron it_will _pierce _him a _bow _of bronze. (JOB_20:24)

OET-RV: 24 They flee from weapons made of iron.
⇔ ≈ A bow made of brass sends its arrows right through them. (JOB 20:24)

JER 49:35 contextual word gloss=‘the_bow_of’ word gloss=‘bow_of’ OSHB JER 49:35 word 8

OET-LV: 35 Thus YHWH he _says hosts here_I am_about _to _break DOM the _bow _of ˊĒylām the _beginning _of their _strength _of_of. (JER_49:35)

OET-RV: 35 ◙ (JER 49:35)

HOS 1:5 contextual word gloss=‘the_bow_of’ word gloss=‘bow_of’ OSHB HOS 1:5 word 6

OET-LV: 5 And_it _was in _the_day (the)_that and_I _will _break DOM the _bow _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) in_the _valley _of Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel). (HOS_1:5)

OET-RV: 5 At that time in the Yizre’el valley, I’ll break Yisrael’s military power.” (HOS 1:5)

ZEC 10:4 contextual word gloss=‘a_bow_of’ word gloss=‘bow_of’ OSHB ZEC 10:4 word 6

OET-LV: 4 From_him/it a _corner from_him/it a _peg from_him/it a _bow _of war from_him/it every _of he _will _come _forth ruler together. (ZEC_10:4)

OET-RV: 4 The building’s cornerstone will come from Yehudah.
⇔ ≈ From him will come the tent peg,
⇔ from him will come the war bow,
⇔ ≈ from him will come every one of their strong leaders. (ZEC 10:4)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘קֶשֶׁת’’ have 9 different glosses: ‘(of)_a_bow’, ‘[the]_bow_of’, ‘a_bow’, ‘a_bow_of’, ‘bow’, ‘bow[s]’, ‘bow_of’, ‘the_bow_of’, ‘the_bowmen’.