chits.tsi denotes arrows, whether shot, gathered, used as a signal, or carried with a bow.

The term consistently denotes physical arrows: they are shot toward a target or beyond a runner, gathered afterward, used with a bow, and taken up for an enacted command.

1. Arrows used, shot, or gathered · dominant

   In 1 Samuel 20:20, the plural form occurs in the instruction to shoot toward a target; in 1 Samuel 20:21 and 1 Samuel 20:22, the placement of the arrows communicates whether the youth should return or go. In 1 Samuel 20:36 and 1 Samuel 20:38, plural and singular forms occur as an arrow is shot beyond the youth and the arrows are gathered; 2 Kings 9:24 likewise has the singular in the account of an arrow shot through Jehoram's heart.

   1 Samuel 20:201 Samuel 20:211 Samuel 20:221 Samuel 20:361 Samuel 20:382 Kings 9:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB normally presents the term as “arrows” for plural forms and “the arrow” for singular forms. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the scenes of shooting and gathering without establishing finer distinctions.