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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Is employed in the English Bible to denote military equipment, both offensive and defensive.

(1.) The offensive weapons were different at different periods of history. The "rod of iron" (Psalm 2:9) is supposed to mean a mace or crowbar, an instrument of great power when used by a strong arm. The "maul" (Proverbs 25:18; cognate Hebrew word rendered "battle-axe" in Jeremiah 51:20, and "slaughter weapon" in Ezek. 9:2) was a war-hammer or martel. The "sword" is the usual translation of hereb, which properly means "poniard." The real sword, as well as the dirk-sword (which was always double-edged), was also used (1 Samuel 17:39; 2 Samuel 20:8; 1 Kings 20:11). The spear was another offensive weapon (Joshua 8:18; 1 Samuel 17:7). The javelin was used by light troops (Numbers 25:7, 8; 1 Samuel 13:22). Saul threw a javelin at David (1 Samuel 19:9, 10), and so virtually absolved him from his allegiance. The bow was, however, the chief weapon of offence. The arrows were carried in a quiver, the bow being always unbent till the moment of action (Genesis 27:3; 48:22; Psalm 18:34). The sling was a favourite weapon of the Benjamites (1 Samuel 17:40; 1 Chronicles 12:2. Comp. 1 Samuel 25:29).

(2.) Of the defensive armour a chief place is assigned to the shield or buckler. There were the great shield or target (the tzinnah), for the protection of the whole person (Genesis 15:1; Psalm 47:9; 1 Samuel 17:7; Proverbs 30:5), and the buckler (Hebrews mageen) or small shield (1 Kings 10:17; Ezek. 26:8). In Psalm 91:4 "buckler" is properly a roundel appropriated to archers or slingers. The helmet (Ezek. 27:10; 1 Samuel 17:38), a covering for the head; the coat of mail or corselet (1 Samuel 17:5), or habergeon (Nehemiah 4;16), harness or breat-plate (Revelation 9:9), for the covering of the back and breast and both upper arms (Isaiah 59:17; Ephesians 6:14). The cuirass and corselet, composed of leather or quilted cloth, were also for the covering of the body. Greaves, for the covering of the legs, were worn in the time of David (1 Samuel 17:6). Reference is made by Paul (Ephesians 6:14-17) to the panoply of a Roman soldier. The shield here is the thureon, a door-like oblong shield above all, i.e., covering the whole person, not the small round shield. There is no armour for the back, but only for the front.

Greek

3696. hoplon -- a tool, implement, weapon
... from a primary hepo (to be busy about); an implement or utensil or tool (literally
or figuratively, especially, offensive for war) -- armour, instrument, weapon ...
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3833. panoplia -- full armor
... full armor. From a compound of pas and hoplon; full armor ("panoply") -- all (whole)
armour. see GREEK pas. see GREEK hoplon. (panoplian) -- 3 Occurrences. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2185. zonoth -- armour
... 2184, 2185. zonoth. 2186 . armour. Transliteration: zonoth Phonetic Spelling:
(zo-noth') Short Definition: armour. Word Origin fem. ... part. of zanah, qv. armour ...
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2488. chalitsah -- what is stripped off (a person)
... Word Origin from chalats Definition what is stripped off (a person) NASB Word Usage
spoil (2). armour. From Chelets; spoil -- armour. see HEBREW Chelets. ...
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4055. mad -- a measure, cloth garment
... 1), robe (1), stature (1). armour, clothes, garment, judgment, measure, raiment,
stature. Or med {made}; from madad; properly, extent ...
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3627. keli -- an article, utensil, vessel
... yokes (1). armour bearer, artillery, bag, carriage, furnish, furniture,
instrument, jewel,. From kalah; something prepared, ie Any ...
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5402. nesheq -- equipment, weapons
... nay'-shek}; from nashaq; military equipment, ie (collectively) arms (offensive or
defensive), or (concretely) an arsenal -- armed men, armour(-y), battle ...
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2290. chagowr -- a belt, girdle
... Or chagor {khag-ore'}; and (feminine) chagowrah {khag-o-raw'}; or chagorah
{khag-o-raw'}; from chagar; a belt (for the waist) -- apron, armour, gird(-le). ...
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Library

Putting on the Armour
... THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS PUTTING ON THE ARMOUR. And the king of Israel answered
and said. Tell him. Let not him that girdeth on his ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/putting on the armour.htm

November the Nineteenth the Armour of God
... NOVEMBER The Nineteenth THE ARMOUR OF GOD. EPHESIANS vi.10-18. The Word
describes the armour, and it directs us to the armoury. ...
/.../november the nineteenth the armour.htm

The Armour of God
... SERMON XI."THE ARMOUR OF GOD. (Preached before the Prince of Wales, at Sandringham,
January 20th, 1867.) Ephesians 6:11. Put on the whole armour of God. St. ...
/.../kingsley/discipline and other sermons/sermon xi the armour of god.htm

The Soldier's Morning-Call
... ROMANS THE SOLDIER'S MORNING-CALL. 'Let us put on the armour of light.'"Romans
13:12. ... Toss it away, and put on the armour that belongs to the day.'. ...
/.../romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/the soldiers morning-call.htm

'The Helmet of Salvation'
... 17. We may, perhaps, trace a certain progress in the enumeration of the
various pieces of the Christian armour in this context. ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the helmet of salvation.htm

December the Third Arms and the Man!
... What wonderful armour is offered to me in which to meet the insidious assaults of
the devil! ... Light is a splendid armour, even in the realm of the flesh. ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/december the third arms and.htm

A Sermon Made by M. Hugh Latimer, at the Time of the Insurrection ...
... EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL TO THE EPHESIANS. Put on all the armour of God, that
ye may stand, &c. [Ephesians 6:10, et seq.] Saint Paul, the ...
/.../latimer/sermons on the card and other discourses/a sermon made by m.htm

The Panoply of God
... 'Take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in
the evil day, and having done all, to stand.'"Ephesians 6:13. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the panoply of god.htm

The Adventures of Saint David of Wales.
... From far and near came valiant knights from all the neighbouring provinces, habited
in every conceivable style of richest armour; yet none surpassed Saint ...
/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter ten the adventures of.htm

The Death of Saint Andrew.
... He, however, did not lay aside his spear and sword; but old as he was, still clad
in his armour, bestriding his war-horse, and followed by the faithful Murdoch ...
/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter twenty the death of.htm

Thesaurus

Armour (32 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 25:29). (2.) Of the defensive armour a chief place is assigned to the shield
or buckler. ... There is no armour for the back, but only for the front. ...
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Armour-bearer (14 Occurrences)
Armour-bearer. Armourbearer, Armour-bearer. Armoury . Easton's Bible Dictionary ...
Multi-Version Concordance Armour-bearer (14 Occurrences). ...
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Whole-armour (1 Occurrence)
Whole-armour. Whole, Whole-armour. Wholehearted . Multi-Version
Concordance Whole-armour (1 Occurrence). Luke 11:22 ...
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Body-armour (1 Occurrence)
Body-armour. Body, Body-armour. Body-coat . Multi-Version Concordance
Body-armour (1 Occurrence). Revelation 9:17 And ...
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Armourbearer (14 Occurrences)
... An officer selected by kings and generals because of his bravery, not only to bear
their armour, but also to stand by them in the time of danger. ...
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Armory (5 Occurrences)
... 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 ...
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Fellows (30 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 31:4 Then said Saul to his armour-bearer: 'Draw thy sword, and thrust me
through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and ...
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Target (14 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary (1 Samuel 17:6, AV, after the LXX. and Vulg.), a kind
of small shield. The margin has "gorget," a piece of armour for the throat. ...
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Realm (23 Occurrences)
... 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 ...
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Armoury (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary The place in which armour was deposited when not
used (Nehemiah 3:19; Jeremiah 50:25). At first each man ...
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Resources

What is an armor-bearer? Should there be a church position of armor-bearer? | GotQuestions.org

What is the full armor of God? | GotQuestions.org

What is the belt of truth (Ephesians 6:14)? | GotQuestions.org

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Concordance

Armour (32 Occurrences)

Luke 11:22
But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
(KJV WEY YLT)

Romans 13:12
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
(KJV WEY DBY YLT)

2 Corinthians 6:7
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
(KJV YLT)

Ephesians 6:11
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
(KJV WEY YLT)

Ephesians 6:13
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
(KJV WEY YLT)

1 Timothy 1:18
This is the charge which I entrust to you, my son Timothy, in accordance with the inspired instructions concerning you which were given me long ago, that being equipped with them as your armour you may be continually fighting the good fight,
(WEY)

1 Samuel 14:1
Now it came to pass one day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man that bore his armour, Come and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison which is on the other side. But he did not tell his father.
(DBY JPS)

1 Samuel 14:6
And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised: perhaps Jehovah will work for us; for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.
(DBY JPS)

1 Samuel 17:54
And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
(DBY JPS)

1 Samuel 31:9
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent them into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings in the houses of their idols, and to the people.
(DBY JPS)

1 Samuel 31:10
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
(DBY JPS)

2 Samuel 2:21
And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside, to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay hold of one of the young men, and take for thyself his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.
(DBY JPS YLT)

2 Samuel 18:15
And ten young men that bore Joab's armour surrounded and smote Absalom, and killed him.
(DBY JPS)

2 Samuel 21:16
And Ishbibenob, who was of the children of Raphah the weight of his lance was three hundred shekels of bronze, and he was girded with new armour thought to smite David.
(DBY JPS)

1 Kings 10:25
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and clothing, and armour, and spices, horses and mules, a rate year by year.
(DBY JPS YLT)

1 Kings 20:11
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his armor boast himself as he that putteth it off.
(See JPS YLT)

1 Kings 22:38
and 'one' rinseth the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs lick his blood -- when the armour they had washed -- according to the word of Jehovah that He spake.
(YLT)

2 Kings 3:21
And all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, and they were called together, all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood by the border.
(DBY JPS)

2 Kings 10:2
And now, when this letter comes to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots, and horses, and a fortified city, and armour,
(DBY JPS YLT)

2 Kings 20:13
And Hezekiah hearkened to them, and shewed them all his treasure-house, the silver and the gold, and the spices and the fine oil, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found among his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah did not shew them.
(DBY JPS)

1 Chronicles 10:9
And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent them into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings to their idols, and to the people.
(DBY JPS)

1 Chronicles 10:10
And they put his armour in the house of their god, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.
(DBY JPS)

2 Chronicles 9:24
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and clothing, armour, and spices, horses and mules, a rate year by year.
(DBY JPS)

Job 39:21
They dig in a valley, and he rejoiceth in power, He goeth forth to meet the armour.
(YLT)

Psalms 140:7
O Jehovah, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour.
(YLT)

Song of Songs 4:4
Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
(Root in KJV JPS DBY YLT)

Isaiah 22:8
And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
(KJV JPS DBY YLT)

Isaiah 39:2
And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, 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 shewed them not.
(KJV JPS DBY)

Ezekiel 23:24
And they shall come against thee with armour, chariots and wheels, and with an assemblage of peoples; they shall set themselves against thee with target, and shield, and helmet round about; and I will put judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.
(DBY)

Ezekiel 38:4
And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
(KJV)

Ezekiel 39:9
And gone out have the inhabitants of cities of Israel, And they have burned and kindled 'a fire', With armour, and shield, and buckler, With bow, and with arrows, And with hand-staves, and with javelins, And they have caused a fire to burn with them seven years,
(YLT)

Ezekiel 39:10
And they do not take wood out of the field, Nor do they hew out of the forests, For with armour they cause the fire to burn, And they have spoiled their spoilers, And they have plundered their plunderers, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
(YLT)

Subtopics

Armour

Related Terms

Armour-bearer (14 Occurrences)

Whole-armour (1 Occurrence)

Body-armour (1 Occurrence)

Armourbearer (14 Occurrences)

Armory (5 Occurrences)

Fellows (30 Occurrences)

Target (14 Occurrences)

Realm (23 Occurrences)

Armoury (3 Occurrences)