וחץ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וחץ

   ve-KHETS

   and an arrow
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וחץ וְעֵ֣ץ חֲנִית֗וֹ

   ve-KHETS ve-ETS kha-ni-TO

   and an arrow and a wood or shaft his spear
3. clause🔊 וחץ וְעֵ֣ץ חֲנִית֗וֹ כִּמְנוֹר֙ אֹֽרְגִ֔ים וְלַהֶ֣בֶת חֲנִית֔וֹ שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת שְׁקָלִ֖ים בַּרְזֶ֑ל

   ve-KHETS ve-ETS kha-ni-TO kim-NOR or-ge-GIM ve-la-HE-vet kha-ni-TO shesh-me-OT she-ka-LIM bar-ZEL

   and an arrow and a wood or shaft his spear like a beam of weavers and the blade of his spear six hundred shekels of iron
4. sentence🔊 וחץ וְעֵ֣ץ חֲנִית֗וֹ כִּמְנוֹר֙ אֹֽרְגִ֔ים וְלַהֶ֣בֶת חֲנִית֔וֹ שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת שְׁקָלִ֖ים בַּרְזֶ֑ל וְנֹשֵׂ֥א הַצִּנָּ֖ה הֹלֵ֥ךְ לְפָנָֽיו׃

   ve-KHETS ve-ETS kha-ni-TO kim-NOR or-ge-GIM ve-la-HE-vet kha-ni-TO shesh-me-OT she-ka-LIM bar-ZEL ve-no-SE ha-tsi-NA ho-LEKH le-fa-NAV

   and an arrow and a wood or shaft his spear like a beam of weavers and the blade of his spear six hundred shekels of iron and one carrying the large shield was going before him

Exegesis

The verse begins with two coordinated vav-conjunctions, ve-hets {וְחֵץ | wə-ḥêṣ} and ve-ets {וְעֵץ | wə-ʾēṣ}, marking the dual components of the weapon.

Root and etymology

ḥ–ṣ🔊 ח־ץhet–tsade

“arrow”

• 🔊 נְחַץnə-ḥaṣbrokenJeremiah 5:9