{
  "id": "spear",
  "name": "Spear",
  "aliases": [],
  "originalTerms": [],
  "shortDefinition": "Long thrusting weapon.",
  "biblicalUse": "Spear is used in Scripture in ordinary-life, narrative, worship, teaching, legal, or symbolic contexts according to the listed references.",
  "symbolicUse": "",
  "usageTypes": [],
  "relatedItems": [],
  "verses": [
    {
      "reference": "1 Samuel 17:7",
      "book": "1 Samuel",
      "chapter": 17,
      "verse": 7,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/1-samuel/17/#1-samuel-17-7",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "military",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "John 19:34",
      "book": "John",
      "chapter": 19,
      "verse": 34,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/john/19/#john-19-34",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "crucifixion",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    }
  ],
  "reviewStatus": "listed",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-14",
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "weapons-armour",
      "title": "Weapons and Armour in Scripture",
      "url": "/bible-everyday-life/weapons-armour/"
    }
  ],
  "url": "/bible-everyday-life/items/spear/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/items/spear/",
  "localStrongEvidence": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/local-strongs-audit.json",
    "matchCount": 3,
    "uniqueStrongNumbers": [
      "G3057",
      "H2595"
    ],
    "matches": [
      {
        "itemId": "spear",
        "itemName": "Spear",
        "reference": "1 Samuel 17:7",
        "localKjvReference": "1 Samuel 17:7",
        "book": "1 Samuel",
        "chapter": 17,
        "verse": 7,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/1-samuel/17/#1-samuel-17-7",
        "tokenText": "of his spear",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H2595"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H2595"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H2595",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
        "matchTerm": "Spear",
        "matchTermNormalized": "spear",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "H2595"
        ]
      },
      {
        "itemId": "spear",
        "itemName": "Spear",
        "reference": "1 Samuel 17:7",
        "localKjvReference": "1 Samuel 17:7",
        "book": "1 Samuel",
        "chapter": 17,
        "verse": 7,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/1-samuel/17/#1-samuel-17-7",
        "tokenText": "and his spear’s",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H2595"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H2595"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H2595",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
        "matchTerm": "Spear",
        "matchTermNormalized": "spear",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "H2595"
        ]
      },
      {
        "itemId": "spear",
        "itemName": "Spear",
        "reference": "John 19:34",
        "localKjvReference": "John 19:34",
        "book": "John",
        "chapter": 19,
        "verse": 34,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/john/19/#john-19-34",
        "tokenText": "with a spear",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "G3057"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "G3057"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "G3057",
        "morph": "robinson:N-DSF",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [
          "λογχη"
        ],
        "matchTerm": "Spear",
        "matchTermNormalized": "spear",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "G3057"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "strongsOccurrenceExpansion": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/strongs-occurrence-expansion.json",
    "occurrenceCount": 48,
    "uniqueReferenceCount": 41,
    "bookCount": 12,
    "strongs": [
      "G3057",
      "H2595"
    ]
  },
  "occurrencePrecision": {
    "level": "tighter lexical range",
    "readerGuidance": "Best used as a direct lexical occurrence set, while still checking the surrounding verse context.",
    "listedReferenceCount": 2,
    "expandedUniqueReferenceCount": 41,
    "expandedOccurrenceCount": 48,
    "bookCount": 12
  }
}