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Strong H21312 sensesזֵק

fetter · missile

Transliteration
zîyqâh ziq zêq
Pronunciation
{zee-kaw'} {zeek} zake

The 2 senses of Strong H2131

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H2131 appears in 6 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. fetterH2131Bnoun4 verses · 4 books
  2. missileH2131Aspark, missile, firebrand, flaming arrow2 verses · Proverbs, Isaiah

General definition

From H2187; properly what leaps {forth} that {is} flash of {fire} or a burning arrow; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond: - {chain} {fetter} {firebrand} spark.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • chain3
  • fetter1
  • firebrand1
  • spark1

First verses

  1. Job 36:8
    And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
  2. Psalms 149:8
    To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
  3. Proverbs 26:18
    As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
  4. Isaiah 45:14
    Thus saith the Lord, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
  5. Isaiah 50:11
    Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
  6. Nahum 3:10
    Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.