Arrow
Human-made Things in the Bible
The arrow was a thin, straight rod made of reed or wood, about 50-70 centimeters (20-28 inches) in length. To one end of the arrow was attached a sharpened point, either of stone or metal. In the other end a notch was carved to fit on the string of the bow. The notched end was sometimes fitted with two or more feathers that helped stabilize the arrow in flight.
How it was used
See Bow.
In the Bible
The Hebrew and Greek words for it, and every verse where each is used
בֵּן, אַשְׁפָּה ben ’ashpah · 1 verse
בֵּן, קֶשֶׁת ben qesheth · 1 verse
חֵץ, חֵץִי chets, chetsi · 53 verses
מַטֶּה mateh · 2 verses
רֶשֶׁף reshef · 1 verse
βέλος belos · 9 verses
σχίζα schiza · 1 verse
τόξευμα toxeuma · 1 verse
Also in Archery
Sources
Plants and Trees in the Bible, Animals in the Bible and Human-made Things in the Bible © United Bible Societies, 2025 (adapted from Each According to its Kind: Plants and Trees in the Bible by Robert Koops, All Creatures Great and Small: Living Things in the Bible by Edward R. Hope, and The Works of Their Hands: Man-made Things in the Bible by Ray Pritz), CC BY-SA 4.0; adapted for eRhema