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JavelinEASTON'S
(1.) Heb. hanith, a lance, from its flexibility (1 Sam. 18:10, 11; 19:9, 10; 20:33). (2.) Heb. romah, a lance for heavy-armed troops, so called from its piercing (Num. 25:7). (See ARMS.)
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd ed. (1897), public domain.