He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
He hath bent his bow, and ſet me as a marke for the arrow.
דָּרַךְ , verb, darakh — to tread, march (value 224)
H1869,
דָּרַךְ dârak, daw-rak'; a primitive root; to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending):—archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.to tread, bend, lead, march
(Qal)
to tread, march, march forth
to tread on, tread upon
to tread (a press)
to tread (bend) a bow
archer, bow-benders (participle)
(Hiphil)
to tread, tread down
to tread (bend with the foot) a bow
to cause to go, lead, march, tread
Used in 59 Verses, 18 Books 61  Occurrence Count
חֵץ , masculine noun, heytz — arrow (value 98)
H2671,
חֵץ chêts, khayts; from H2686; also by interchange for H6086 properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear:— archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.Used in 42 Verses, 16 Books 44  Occurrence Count
מַטָּרָא , feminine noun, mattaraʾ — a guard, ward, prison, target, mark (value 250)
H4307,
מַטָּרָא maṭṭârâʼ, mat-taw-raw'; or מַטָּרָה maṭṭârâh; from H5201; a jail (as a guard-house); also an aim (as being closely watched):—mark, prison.guard, ward, prison, mark, target
guard, ward, prison
target, mark (fig. of chastisement)
Used in 15 Verses, 5 Books 16  Occurrence Count
נָצַב , verb, natzav — to take one's stand, stand (value 142)
H5324,
נָצַב nâtsab, naw-tsab'; a primitive root; to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively):—appointed, deputy, erect, establish, × Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.to stand, take one's stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish
(Niphal)
to station oneself, take one's stand
to stand, be stationed
to stand, take an upright position
to be stationed, be appointed
deputy, prefect, appointed, deputed (subst)
to stand firm
(Hiphil)
to station, set
to set up, erect
to cause to stand erect
to fix, establish
(Hophal) to be fixed, be determined, be stationary
Used in 74 Verses, 20 Books 74  Occurrence Count
קֶשֶׁת , feminine noun, keshet — a bow (value 800)
H7198,
קֶשֶׁת qesheth, keh'-sheth; from H7185 in the original sense (of H6983) of bending; a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris:—× arch(-er), arrow, bow(-man, -shot).bow
bow (for hunting, battle)
bowmen, archers
bow (fig. of might)
rainbow
Used in 74 Verses, 19 Books 76  Occurrence Count
| Lamentations 3:12Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| דָּרַ֤ךְ קַשְׁתוֹ֙ וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א לַחֵֽץ׃ ס |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| He hath bent |
H1869darakh |
דָּרַךְ |
224 |
| his bow, |
H7198keshet |
קֶשֶׁת |
800 |
| and set |
H5324natzav |
נָצַב |
142 |
| me as a mark |
H4307mattaraʾ |
מַטָּרָא |
250 |
| for the arrow. |
H2671heytz |
חֵץ |
98 |
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