In Bible times, bows were sometimes mounted with copper, and a soldier was said to tread the bow, perhaps bracing the bow with his foot so that he could string it.
( ಜ್ಞಾನೋಕ್ತಿ 1: 8) “ಯುದ್ಧವೀರ ” ಎಂಬ ಪದವು ಬಿಲ್ಲನ್ನು ಎಳೆದು ಬಾಣ ಬಿಡಲು ತುಂಬ ಬಲದ ಆವಶ್ಯಕತೆಯಿದೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.