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1 Samuel 17

1 Sam. 17:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And he had an helmet
kowba` (Hebrew #3553)
a helmet (as arched)
KJV usage: helmet. Compare 6959.
Pronounce: ko'-bah
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be high or rounded
of brass
nchosheth (Hebrew #5178)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
KJV usage: brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.
Pronounce: nekh-o'-sheth
Origin: for 5154
upon his head
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
, and he was θarmed
labash (Hebrew #3847)
a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: (in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.
Pronounce: law-bash'
Origin: or labesh {law-bashe'}
with a coat
shiryown (Hebrew #8302)
and shiryan {shir- yawn'}; also (feminine) shiryah {shir-yaw'}; and shiryonah {shir-yo-naw'}; from 8281 in the original sense of turning; a corslet (as if twisted)
KJV usage: breastplate, coat of mail, habergeon, harness. See 5630.
Pronounce: shir-yone'
Origin: or shiryon {shir-yone'}
of mail
qasqeseth (Hebrew #7193)
a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal)
KJV usage: mail, scale.
Pronounce: kas-keh'-seth
Origin: by reduplication from an unused root meaning to shale off as bark
; and the weight
mishqal (Hebrew #4948)
weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)
KJV usage: (full) weight.
Pronounce: mish-kawl'
Origin: from 8254
of the coat
shiryown (Hebrew #8302)
and shiryan {shir- yawn'}; also (feminine) shiryah {shir-yaw'}; and shiryonah {shir-yo-naw'}; from 8281 in the original sense of turning; a corslet (as if twisted)
KJV usage: breastplate, coat of mail, habergeon, harness. See 5630.
Pronounce: shir-yone'
Origin: or shiryon {shir-yone'}
was five
chamesh (Hebrew #2568)
a primitive numeral; five
KJV usage: fif(-teen), fifth, five (X apiece).
Pronounce: khaw-maysh'
Origin: masculine chamishshah {kham-ish-shaw}
thousand
'eleph (Hebrew #505)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
KJV usage: thousand.
Pronounce: eh'-lef
Origin: prop, the same as 504
shekels
sheqel (Hebrew #8255)
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
KJV usage: shekel.
Pronounce: sheh'-kel
Origin: from 8254
of brass
nchosheth (Hebrew #5178)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
KJV usage: brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.
Pronounce: nekh-o'-sheth
Origin: for 5154
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clothed.

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Brass,
Coat of Mail,
Head,
Helmet,
Shekel

Cross References

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armed.
Heb. clothed.
1 Sam. 17:38• 38And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. (1 Sam. 17:38)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he had a helmet of bronze upon his head, and he was clothed with a corselet of scales; and the weight of the corselet was five thousand shekels of bronze.