1 Samuel 17:5
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.
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. cloathed.
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1 Samuel 17:5
Protective armour worn on the head.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828
1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.
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Sense 1: An outer garment or tunic. Sense 2: A covering.
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Protective body armour formed as a coat, worn with other armour in battle.
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Sense 1: Heaviness or a measured load. Sense 2: Figuratively, a burden, importance, influence, force, or consequence.
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5And 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.
5And 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.
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