KJV dictionary & concordance
Protective armour worn on the head.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 17:5
Complete exact-word concordance
And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
And he had an helmet of brasse vpon his head, and he was armed with a coate of male: and the weight of the coat was fiue thousand shekels of brasse.
1611 marginal noteHeb. cloathed.
¶ And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
¶ And Saul armed Dauid with his armour, and hee put an helmet of brasse vpon his head, also he armed him with a coat of male.
1611 marginal noteHeb. cloathed, &c. with his cloathes.
For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
For he put on righteousnesse as a brestplate, and an helmet of saluation vpon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeale as a cloake.
1611 marginal noteEphes 6.17. 1.thes. 5.8.
And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.
And they shall come against thee with charets, wagons and wheeles, and with an assemblie of people which shall set against thee buckler, and shield, and helmet round about: and I will set iudgement before them, and they shal iudge thee according to their iudgements.
They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
They of Persia, and of Lud, and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of warre: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee: they set forth thy comelines.
Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
Persia, Ethiopia and Libya with them; all of them with shield & helmet:
1611 marginal noteOr. Phut.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
And take the helmet of saluation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
But let vs who are of the day, bee sober, putting on the brestplate of faith and loue, and for an helmet, the hope of saluation.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Head peece.
n. Defensive armor for the head; a head-piece; a morion. The helmet is worn by horsemen to defend the head against the broad sword. 1. The part of a coat of arms that bears the crest.2. The upper part of a retort.3. In botany, the upper lip of a ringent corol.
