Strong's Number G4501
ῥομφαία
rhomphaia · hrom-fah'-yah
Transliteration:
rhomphaia{hrom-fah'-yah}
Word Origin:
probably of foreign origin
TDNT:
6:993,987
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Strong's Definition:
a sabre, i.e. a long and broad cutlass (any weapon of the kind, literally or figuratively)
Usage in the KJV:
Definition:
- a large sword
- properly a long Thracian javelin, also a kind of long sword wont to be worn on the right shoulder
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