shaft:Isa 49:2for chets, "an arrow"; alsoEx 25:31;37:17;Nu 8:4the King James Version for a part of the candlestick of the tabernacle somewhat vaguely designated by the word yarekh, "thigh." The context in the first 2 verses shows that the upright stem or "shaft" is intended, but inNu 8:4a different context has caused the Revised Version (British and American) to substitute "base."
See also ARCHERY; ARMOR, ARMS.