me.phits denotes a weapon used in Proverbs 25:18 within a comparison for a deceptive answer against a neighbor.

The noun names a weapon in Proverbs 25:18, where it stands with a sword and a sharpened arrow in the verse's comparison of a deceptive answer against a neighbor to harmful instruments.

1. Weapon in a comparison of harmful deceit · dominant

   In Proverbs 25:18, the masculine singular absolute form appears at the head of a series with a sword and a sharpened arrow. The clause compares a person who answers with deception against his neighbor to these harmful instruments; the APB renders the series, "A war-club and a sword and a sharpened arrow."

   Proverbs 25:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 25:18, the APB presents the term within the weapon list as "A war-club and a sword and a sharpened arrow." The specific English correspondence is supported by the clause's weapon series rather than by alignment alone.