חֵץ
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. arrow (a projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow)
2. arrow (a sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→))
Pronunciation
khets
Examples19
הַחֵץ מראה אֵת הַכִּוּוּן לטוֹקְיוֹ.
The arrow indicates the way to Tokyo.
פָּגַעְתִּי בסִימָן עִם הַחֵץ.
I hit the mark with the arrow.
מִישֶׁהוּ גָּנַב אֵת לוּחַ הַחִצִּים שֶׁלִּי.
Someone stole my dartboard.
הַחֵץ פָּגַע במַטָּרָה.
The arrow hit the target.
חֵץ פילח אֵת הַכָּבֵד שֶׁלּוֹ.
An arrow pierced his liver.
עַד שֶׁהָיָה בָּן שֶׁבַע כְּבָר עָשָׂה לעַצְמוֹ קֶשֶׁת וְחִצִּים מִשֶּׁלּוֹ.
By the age of seven, he had already made his own bow and arrows.