Encyclopedia of The Bible – Harpoon
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Harpoon

HARPOON (שֻׂכָּה, H8496, barb, spear; cf. Arab. šakkun, pierce). Appears only in Job 41:7 as a pl. (KJV “barbed iron”) parallel to “fishing spears” (RSV). Both weapons will be futile in the battle with Leviathan.