Bible Encyclopedias
Lance
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(כּידוֹן, kidon', so called from its destructive use, Jeremiah 1:42; elsewhere usually "spear"), a javelin or smaller kind of missile weapon, in distinction from the long-handled spear (חֲנית, chanith'), and the simple dart (שֶׁלִח, she'lach). (See ARMOR).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lance'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​l/lance.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.