כִּידוֹן
kîdôn
dart
Strong's H3591NounHebrewTWOT 977b

כִּידוֹן (kîdôn) is a Hebrew noun meaning dart. It appears 9 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3591).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 977b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 977b)dart, javelin; strike; lance, shield, spear, target
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

כִּידוֹן noun, masculine: dart, javelin

Strong's H3591 כִּידוֹן: properly, something to strike with, i.e. a dart
KJV:lance, shield, spear, target.

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 977: כיד kyd — labour, take pains, strive, struggle, war

See it in Scripture

Joshua 8:181 Samuel 17:6Job 39:23

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