חִצִּ֥ים
𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤌
chitsim
arrows
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 26:18 · Word #4
Lexicon H2671
| Lemma | חֵץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤑 |
| Transliteration | chêts |
| Strong's | H2671 |
| In-context | arrows |
Morphology HNcmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2671-07
piercing-arrows
| Root | חצץ (ḥ-ṣ-ṣ) |
| Core Meanings | to cut, divide, pierce, penetrate |
| Semantic Range | arrows, darts, shafts, missiles, wounds caused by arrows, figuratively thunderbolts or divine judgments |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Hebrew Bible, arrows function both as literal weapons of war and as metaphors for divine judgment or sudden affliction (e.g., YHWH’s "arrows" as instruments of wrath). The imagery underscores themes of warfare, vulnerability, and the penetrating force of divine or human action. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine plural absolute noun from חֵץ (singular). The doubled צ reflects the plural form חִצִּים. No pronominal suffix; absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֵץ derives from the root חצץ, conveying the idea of cutting or piercing. Rendering the masculine plural absolute form חִצִּים as "piercing-arrows" preserves both the instrumental sense (arrows as implements of piercing) and the masculine plural morphology indicated by HNcmpa. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חצץ (to cut, divide, pierce, penetrate)
| 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 |
H2678-03 |
hachitsim | the piercing-arrows |
H2671-08 |
kechitsim | like piercing-arrows |
H2671-09 |
mechets | piercing-shaft |
H2671-10 |
uvechitsim | and with piercers |
H2671-11 |
vechets | and a piercer-arrow |
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 |