Words the Bible translates as sword
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 6 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ḥerevחֶרֶבa cutting blade of metal or stone: above all the sword, the ordinary weapon of close combat.
- rhomphaiaῥομφαίαa large sword: the long, heavy blade, and in the New Testament the sword of God's judgment or a wound that runs a person through
- machairaμάχαιραa sword, specifically a short sword or dagger: the physical weapon, and by extension the killing, the lawful force, the war, and the piercing power that a sword stands for
- kidonכִּידוֹןa soldier's hand blade, carried alongside the sword and the spear: most likely a short curved sword, though older translations call it a javelin
- shelaḥשֶׁלַחweapon: something sent or wielded against an enemy, of no one particular kind
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- shoots: the new growth a plant sends out
- mekherahמְכֵרָהan unidentified word for whatever Simeon and Levi turned to violence, most likely a cutting weapon such as a blade or sword
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