חֲנִית (ḥănît) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning spear. It appears
48 times
in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2595).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 690b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 690b)spear, flexible; shaft of spear, spear-head, butt of spear; lance, thrusting, pitching; javelin
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חֲנִיתnoun, feminine: spear, flexible
1.spear, as hurled
2.
a.shaft of spear
b.spear-head
c.butt of spear
3.metaphorically of teeth of lions
Strong's H2595חֲנִית: a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent) KJV:javelin, spear.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 690: חָנָהḥānâ — decline, bend down, encamp; verge toward, incline to, settle at; incline, pitch; abide, camp, dwell, grow to an end, lie, rest in tent