Strong’s definition
a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
KJV gloss list in the source
[idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
Source pronunciation notation: keh'-sheth
Derivation recorded by Strong
from H7185 (קָשָׁה) in the original sense (of H6983 (קוֹשׁ)) of bending;
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