Quick Definition
spear
Strong's Definition
a lance (as thrown); especially the iron point
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to hurl;
KJV Usage: buckler, javelin, lancet, spear.
TWOT Reference: 2172
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רֹ֫מַח (ro.mach) — spear. spear, lance
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Weapons | ≈ חֲנִית · חֵץ · חֶרֶב · מָגֵן · מַקֵּל · נֶשֶׁק · קֶלַע · קֶשֶׁת
spear = a long, straight rod, usually made of wood, with a sharp iron head or point; used for piercing by thrusting; its length varied from the height of a man to much longer There is strong semantic overlap with synonym חֲנִית.
NUM 25:7 · JDG 5:8 · 1KI 18:28 · 1CH 12:9 · 1CH 12:25 · 2CH 11:12 · 2CH 14:7 · 2CH 25:5 · 2CH 26:14 · NEH 4:7 · NEH 4:10 · NEH 4:15 · JER 46:4 · EZK 39:9 · JOL 4:10
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רֹ֫מַח n.[m.] spear, lance base