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טָחָה
ta.chah
H2909
H:V Hebrew

to shoot

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ta.chah denotes shooting in the clause that measures a distance by a bowshot.

The sole attestation places the term in a distance expression defined by a bowshot: Genesis 21:16 describes sitting far enough away that the APB renders the setting as "as far as a bowshot away."

Senses in use

  1. Shooting as the measure of a bowshot · dominant

    In Genesis 21:16, the active participial construct form occurs in the expression that sets the distance at which she sits from the youth. The APB renders the verse's distance clause "as far as a bowshot away," confirming the setting without providing a word-for-word alignment.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 21:16, the APB presents the clause as "as far as a bowshot away." This wording confirms the verse's distance setting rather than isolating a precise English equivalent for the term.

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