Javelin
Bible Usage:
- javelin used 7 times.
- First Reference: Numbers 25:7
- Last Reference: 1 Samuel 20:33
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: Yes
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Javelin
1. Heb. hanith, a lance, from its flexibility (1 Samuel 18:10, 11; 19:9, 10; 20:33).
2. Heb. romah, a lance for heavy-armed troops, so called from its piercing (Numbers 25:7). (See ARMOUR.)
Naves Topical Index
Javelin
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Javelin
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Javelin
JAV'ELIN, , noun A sort of spear about five feet and a half long, the shaft of which was of wood, but pointed with steel; used by horse or foot. Every Roman soldier carried seven javelins.