Genesis 3:24
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
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Sword
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Revelation 19:21
And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
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Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?
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חֶרֶב
chereb · kheh'-reb
384 times translated as this KJV form412 total Strong's occurrences
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
Strong's KJV usage: axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
Strong's first: Genesis 3:24Strong's last: Zechariah 13:7
Open full H2719 profile →μάχαιρα
máchaira · makh'-ahee-rah
23 times translated as this KJV form29 total Strong's occurrences
a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment
Strong's KJV usage: :--sword.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 10:34Strong's last: Revelation 13:14
Open full G3162 profile →ῥομφαία
rhomphaía · hrom-fah'-yah
7 times translated as this KJV form9 total Strong's occurrences
a sabre, i.e. a long and broad cutlass (any weapon of the kind, literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--sword.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Luke 2:35Strong's last: Revelation 19:21
Open full G4501 profile →שֶׁלַח
shelach · sheh'-lakh
3 times translated as this KJV form8 total Strong's occurrences
a missile of attack, i.e. spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth; i.e. branch
Strong's KJV usage: dart, plant, × put off, sword, weapon.
Strong's first: Job 33:18Strong's last: Joel 2:8
Open full H7973 profile →בָּרָק
bârâq · baw-rawk'
1 times translated as this KJV form21 total Strong's occurrences
lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword
Strong's KJV usage: bright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Job 20:25Strong's last: Job 20:25
Open full H1300 profile →יָד
yâd · yawd
1 times translated as this KJV form1,573 total Strong's occurrences
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
Strong's KJV usage: ( be) able, × about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, × bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, × by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, × enough, fellowship, force, × from, hand(-staves, -y work), × he, himself, × in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, × mine, ministry, near, × of, × order, ordinance, × our, parts, pain, power, × presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, × thee, × by them, × themselves, × thine own, × thou, through, × throwing, thumb, times, × to, × under, × us, × wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, × with (him, me, you), work, yield, × yourselves.
Strong's first: Psalms 63:10Strong's last: Psalms 63:10
Open full H3027 profile →רֶצַח
retsach · reh-tsakh
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
a crushing; specifically, a murder-cry
Strong's KJV usage: slaughter, sword.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Psalms 42:10Strong's last: Psalms 42:10
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H2719
And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
H2719
And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
H2719
Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
H2719
And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
H2719
Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
H2719
Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
H2719
And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
H2719
The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
H2719
The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
H2719
If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
H2719
I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
H2719
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
H2719
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
H2719
And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
H2719
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
H2719
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
H2719
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
H2719
And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
H2719
And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.
H2719
And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
H2719
And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
H2719
And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
H2719
And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
H2719
And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
H2719
And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
English meaning and historical usage.
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sword
SWORD, noun
1. An offensive weapon worn at the side, and used by hand either for thrusting or cutting.
2. Figuratively, destruction by war.
I will bring a sword upon you. Leviticus 26:6. Isaiah 51:19.
3. Vengeance or justice.
She quits the balance, and resigns the sword
4. Emblem of authority and power.
The ruler--beareth not the sword in vain. Romans 13:4.
5. War; dissension.
I came not to send peace, but a sword Matthew 10:34.
6. Emblem of triumph and protection.
The Lord--the sword of thy excellence. Deuteronomy 33:29.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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