KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Armour, equipment, or fitted gear worn for service or battle. Sense 2: To arm or equip for battle.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Kings 20:11
Complete exact-word concordance
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
And the king of Israel answered, and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harnesse, boast himselfe, as he that putteth it off.
And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
And a certaine man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel betweene the ioynts of the harnesse: wherefore hee sayd vnto the driuer of his charet, Turne thine hand, and cary me out of the hoste, for I am wounded.
1611 marginal noteHeb. in his simplicitie.
1611 marginal noteHeb. ioynts and the brestplate.
1611 marginal noteHeb. made sicke.
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
And they brought euery man his present, vessels of siluer, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harnesse, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate yeere by yeere.
And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
And a certaine man drew a bowe at a venture, and smote the king of Israel betweene the ioints of the harnesse: therefore hee sayd to his charetman, Turne thine hand, that thou mayest carie me out of the hoste, for I am wounded.
1611 marginal noteHeb. in his simplicitie.
1611 marginal noteHeb. betweene the ioints and betweene the brestplate.
1611 marginal noteHeb. made sicke.
harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
Harnesse the horses, and get vp ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets, furbish the speares, and put on the brigandines.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Armor; the whole accouterments or equipments of a knight or horseman […] To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman.
