Words the Bible translates as shaft
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- phrearφρέαρa well: a deep shaft dug straight down into the ground, either to reach water or to open into the depths below
- ḥetsחֵץarrow: the pointed shaft shot from a bow, and by extension anything that strikes and wounds from a distance.
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