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The common weapon for discharging arrows. It is used symbolically for the hidden attacks of the wicked against the righteous. Ps. 11: 2; Ps. 37: 14, 15. A 'bow of steel' signifies great strength. Job 20: 24. The wicked are like a 'deceitful bow,' one that breaks when it is depended upon. Ps. 78: 57; Hosea 7: 16. In 2 Sam. 1: 18 David's elegy on Saul and Jonathan is called 'The Bow.' The children were taught '[the song of] the Bow.' R.V.