Strong's Definition
from the same as 3589; properly, something to strike with, i.e. a dart (perhaps smaller that 2595)
KJV Usage: lance, shield, spear, target
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
כִּידוֹן (ki.don) — javelin. 1) javelin, short sword, dart 2) gorget, a piece of armour for the throat (1Sa 17.6)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Weapons | ≈ אַשְׁפָּה · חֲנִית · קֶשֶׁת · תֹּותָח
javelin = a type of short spear or large arrow, made of wood or reed, and therefore relatively light and more suited for throwing from a standing position or while riding on a horse or in a chariot
JOS 8:18 · JOS 8:18 · JOS 8:26 · 1SA 17:6 · 1SA 17:45 · JOB 39:23 · JOB 41:21 · JER 6:23 · JER 50:42
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כִּידוֹן n.[m.] dart, javelin base