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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A place where weapons and instruments of war are kept; an arsenal;

2. (n.) Armor; defensive and offensive arms.

3. (n.) A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols, bayonets, swords.

4. (n.) Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings.

5. (n.) That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ARMORY

ar'-mer-i:

(1) ('otsar; thesauros): A storehouse (1 Kings 7:51 Nehemiah 10:38), but employed figuratively of the stored-up anger of Yahweh which breaks forth in judgments (Jeremiah 50:25).

(2) (nesheq): Identical with Solomon's "house of the forest of Lebanon," the arsenal close to the temple (1 Kings 10:17 Nehemiah 3:19 Isaiah 22:8), in which were stored the shields and targets of beaten gold.

(3) (talpiyoth): A puzzling word rendered "armory" in our versions (Songs 4:4)-"the tower of David builded for an armory, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men." the Revised Version margin renders "builded with turrets."

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Strong's Hebrew

214. otsar -- treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse
... Word Origin from atsar Definition treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse NASB Word
Usage armory (1), cellars (1), gains (1), storehouse (3), storehouses (13 ...
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8530. talpiyyoth -- perhaps weapons
... armory. Feminine from an unused root meaning to tower; something tall, ie (plural
collective) slenderness -- armoury. 8529, 8530. talpiyyoth. 8531 . ...
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5402. nesheq -- equipment, weapons
... weapons. Word Origin from nashaq Definition equipment, weapons NASB Word
Usage armory (1), battle (1), weapon (1), weapons (7). armed ...
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1004. bayith -- a house
... root Definition a house NASB Word Usage armory* (1), beneath (1), Beth-ashbea*
(1), Beth-togarmah* (2), between* (2), boxes (1), buildings (2), daughter (1 ...
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3627. keli -- an article, utensil, vessel
... Word Origin from kalah Definition an article, utensil, vessel NASB Word Usage armor
(24), armory* (1), article (10), articles (30), bag (2), baggage (12), bags ...
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Library

The Origin of Species.
... to show that its author is no better than an ape himself; while every philosophical
thinker hails it as a veritable Whitworth gun in the armory of liberalism ...
/.../huxley/lay sermons addresses and reviews/xii the origin of species.htm

Ezra, the Praying Reformer
... Prayer is the mightiest instrument in our armory, and if we are to use it as God
has given the encouragement, we must do everything in our power to bring it ...
/.../bounds/prayer and praying men/vii ezra the praying reformer.htm

The Great Reservoir
... I might then urge the necessity of keeping the heart because it is the metropolis
of our manhood, the citadel and armory of our humanity. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/the great reservoir.htm

The Great Reservoir
... I might then urge the necessity of keeping the heart, because it is the metropolis
of our manhood, the citadel and armory of our humanity. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the great reservoir.htm

Chapter iv.
... Thy cheeks are like a piece of pomegranate, besides that which is hidden
within.4. Thy neck is like the tower of David, builded for an armory, whereon there ...
//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/chapter iv.htm

How Athaliah Reigned Over Jerusalem for Five [Six] Years when ...
... Jehoiada also opened that armory which David had made in the temple, and distributed
to the captains of hundreds, as also to the priests and Levites, all the ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 7 how athaliah reigned.htm

How Hezekiah was Sick, and Ready to Die; and How God Bestowed Upon ...
... So he received the ambassadors gladly, and made them a feast, and showed them his
treasures, and his armory, and the other wealth he was possessed of, in ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 how hezekiah was.htm

For Other than This, that which Really is I Knew Not...
... As if in an armory, one ignorant of what were adapted to each part should cover
his head with greaves, or seek to be shod with a helmet, and complain that they ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter vii for other than.htm

On the Coming of Our Lord in the Flesh; Its Nature and Cause.
... And I am able to oppose no feeble buckler against the deadly weapons of Satan's
armory; I mean the knowledge I possess of those things which are pleasing to him ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xi on the coming of.htm

Preface by the Translator.
... a broad field. In the great armory of the Reformation-writings, scarcely
another deserves a more conspicuous place. It presents ...
/.../preface by the translator.htm

Thesaurus

Armory (5 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. ARMORY. ... Multi-Version Concordance Armory (5 Occurrences). ...
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Armour (32 Occurrences)

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Treasurer (6 Occurrences)
... 2. Storehouse: "Storehouse," not the thing stored but the place of storage; 'otsar
means depository, cellar, garner, armory, store or treasure-house. ...
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Treasure (66 Occurrences)
... 2. Storehouse: "Storehouse," not the thing stored but the place of storage; 'otsar
means depository, cellar, garner, armory, store or treasure-house. ...
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Treasury (25 Occurrences)
... 2. Storehouse: "Storehouse," not the thing stored but the place of storage; 'otsar
means depository, cellar, garner, armory, store or treasure-house. ...
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Turrets (3 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Song of Songs 4:4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armory,
Whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, All the shields of the mighty men. ...
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Ezer (10 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 3:19 Next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah,
another portion, over against the ascent to the armory at the turning of the ...
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Arsenal (2 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 50:25 Yahweh has opened his armory, and has brought forth the weapons of
his indignation; for the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, has a work to do in the land ...
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Armor-bearers (2 Occurrences)
Armor-bearers. Armorbearers, Armor-bearers. Armory . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(See RSV NIV). Armorbearers, Armor-bearers. Armory . Reference Bible.
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Shields (44 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Song of Songs 4:4 Your neck is like David's tower built for an armory,
whereon a thousand shields hang, all the shields of the mighty men. ...
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Bible Concordance

Armory (5 Occurrences)

2 Kings 20:13 And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and showed them all his treasure-house, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures; there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not.
(See RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 3:19 Next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another portion, over against the ascent to the armory at the turning of the wall.
(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 4:4 Your neck is like David's tower built for an armory, whereon a thousand shields hang, all the shields of the mighty men.
(WEB ASV WBS)

Isaiah 39:2 And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them his treasure-house, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures; there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 50:25 Yahweh has opened his armory, and has brought forth the weapons of his indignation; for the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, has a work to do in the land of the Chaldeans.
(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Armory

Armory in Different Parts of the Kingdom

Armory: A Place for the Storage of Armor

Armory: Figurative

Related Terms

Armour (32 Occurrences)

Treasurer (6 Occurrences)

Treasure (66 Occurrences)

Treasury (25 Occurrences)

Turrets (3 Occurrences)

Ezer (10 Occurrences)