JAVELIN
A shooting weapon, lighter than the spear, was carried slung on the back (1 Sam. 17:6, 7); It was held in the hand to be thrown at a target (Josh. 8:18, 26).
The Hebrew term is “kîdõn.”
It is also found in 1 Sam. 17:45; Jb. 39:23; 41:29; Jer. 6:23; 50:42.