וְ/חֵ֣ץ
𐤅/𐤇𐤑
vechets
and-arrow
from חָצַץ; also by interchange for עֵץ; properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear; [phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.
H2671
Proverbs 25:18 · Word #3
Lexicon H2671
| Lemma | חֵץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤑 |
| Transliteration | chêts |
| Strong's | H2671 |
| In-context | and-arrow |
Morphology HC/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2671-11
and a piercer-arrow
| Root | חצץ (ḥ-ṣ-ṣ) |
| Core Meanings | cutting, dividing, piercing, sharp separation |
| Semantic Range | arrow, dart, shaft, missile, wound (by metonymy), thunderbolt (figuratively of divine action) |
| Conceptual Significance | The חֵץ symbolizes both human warfare and divine judgment in the Hebrew Bible. As a "piercer," it embodies the idea of sudden, penetrating force—whether in battle, poetic imagery of affliction, or metaphorical depictions of YHWH’s arrows as instruments of judgment. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + noun חֵץ; common masculine singular (appearing in both absolute and construct forms, which are identical here). No pronominal suffix. Masculine singular is maintained in the English rendering. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֵץ derives from a root meaning "to pierce" or "to cut," so "piercer-arrow" preserves the concrete sense of an object defined by its piercing action. The form is masculine singular with a prefixed conjunction ("and"), and the rendering reflects this singular masculine noun without altering number or gender. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חצץ (cutting, dividing, piercing, sharp separation)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2688-01 |
bechatsetson | in Division-of-the-Palm |
H2671-01 |
chets | a piercing-shaft |
H2671-02 |
chitsam | their piercing-arrow |
H2671-03 |
chitsay | my piercing-arrows |
H2671-04 |
chitsayv | his piercing-arrows |
H2671-05 |
chitsey | piercing-arrows of |
H2671-06 |
chitseykha | your piercing-arrows |
H2671-07 |
chitsim | piercing-arrows |
H2686-01 |
chutsatsu | they were severed apart |
H2678-03 |
hachitsim | the piercing-arrows |
H2671-08 |
kechitsim | like piercing-arrows |
H2671-09 |
mechets | piercing-shaft |
H2671-10 |
uvechitsim | and with piercers |
H2671-12 |
vechitsim | and piercing-arrows |
Word Usage (45 occurrences of H2671)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:23 | חִצִּֽים | chitsim | arrows |
| Numbers 24:8 | וְ/חִצָּ֥י/ו | vechitsayv | with his arrows |
| Deuteronomy 32:23 | חִצַּ֖/י | chitsay | my arrows |