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“Garment” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
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“Arms, Armor” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
Hebrew
offensive weapons were the
sword
(
1 Sam. 17:51; 25:13
51
Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled. (1 Samuel 17:51)
13
And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff. (1 Samuel 25:13)
;
2 Sam. 20:8
8
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out. (2 Samuel 20:8)
;
Judg. 3:16
16
But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh. (Judges 3:16)
); spear (
1 Sam. 17:7
7
And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. (1 Samuel 17:7)
;
2 Sam. 2:23; 23:8
23
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still. (2 Samuel 2:23)
8
These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. (2 Samuel 23:8)
);
bow
and arrow [
ARCHERY
];
sling
(
2 Kings 3:25
25
And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. (2 Kings 3:25)
); battle-ax (
Jer. 51:20
20
Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; (Jeremiah 51:20)
). Among defensive
armor
were breastplates, cuirasses, coats of mail, helmets,
greaves
, habergeons, shields, bucklers (
1 Sam. 17:5-7
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.
6
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
7
And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. (1 Samuel 17:5‑7)
;
2 Chron. 26:14
14
And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones. (2 Chronicles 26:14)
).
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“Garments” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Several words are used both in the
Old
Testament
and in the
New
Testament for raiment,
clothing
, or
apparel
, without defining what particular garments are alluded to; and when a single garment is intended it is variously translated in the AV. In the
East
few garments were needed, and they were probably much the same as those worn there at present by the natives.
1.
The inner garment is the
kethoneth
, a long tunic worn by men and women. It was made of
wool
, cotton, or
linen
. This was the garment
God
made of skins for
Adam
and
Eve
, and what
Jacob
made of many colors for
Joseph
(
Gen. 3:21
21
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them. (Genesis 3:21)
;
Gen. 37:3,23-33
3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors. (Genesis 37:3)
23
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him;
24
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
26
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
27
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
28
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
31
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32
And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.
33
And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. (Genesis 37:23‑33)
). It formed part of the
priest
’s
dress
. At
times
another is worn over it. The
bride
said she had
put
off her “
coat
” for the
night
, which was probably the outer one, though the
Hebrew
word is the same (
Song of Sol. 5:3
3
I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them? (Song of Solomon 5:3)
). The
kethoneth
answers to the
χιτών
of the New Testament, mostly translated “coat.” The disciples were not to take two when the
Lord
sent them out (
Matt. 10:10
10
Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. (Matthew 10:10)
). It was this garment of the Lord’s that was woven in one piece (
John 19:23
23
Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. (John 19:23)
); and
the word
is used of the coats made by
Dorcas
(
Acts 9:39
39
Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. (Acts 9:39)
).
2.
The other principal garment was the
simlah
, a
cloak
, or wide outer
mantle
, worn by men and women, and in which they wrapped themselves at night. This might be of any texture according to the season, and according to the station in
life
of the wearer. The peasants often wear such, called an “
abba
” of camels’ or goats’
hair
. This garment if taken in
pledge
had to be returned in the
evening
, for without it “wherein shall he sleep?” (
Ex. 22:26-27
26
If thou at all take thy neighbor's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
27
For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious. (Exodus 22:26‑27)
; compare
Deut. 24:13
13
In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God. (Deuteronomy 24:13)
). The
simlah
is the garment that was rent in grief (
Gen. 37:34
34
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. (Genesis 37:34)
;
Gen. 44:13
13
Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. (Genesis 44:13)
;
Josh. 7:6
6
And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. (Joshua 7:6)
). This corresponds to the
ἱμάτιον
in the New Testament. It is translated “cloak” (
Matt. 5:40
40
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. (Matthew 5:40)
;
Luke 6:29
29
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also. (Luke 6:29)
); and it is the
robe
of
purple
with which the soldiers mocked the Lord (
John 19:2,5
2
And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, (John 19:2)
5
Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! (John 19:5)
). It is the “garment” the edge of which the
woman
touched (
Matt. 14:36
36
And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. (Matthew 14:36)
); and the “garments” of which the
scribes
and Pharisees enlarged the borders (
Matt. 23:5
5
But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, (Matthew 23:5)
). It is otherwise used for “garments” in general, as in
Matthew 27:35
35
And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. (Matthew 27:35)
and
John 19:23-24
23
Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
24
They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did. (John 19:23‑24)
; and is often translated “raiment” and “clothes.”
3.
Another prominent article of apparel and one often richly ornamented was the
GIRDLE
. These
three
, with sandals, and a
handkerchief
or other covering for the
head
, constituted the usual dress in the East.
Besides the above we read of “changeable suits of apparel” for women (
Isa. 3:22
22
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, (Isaiah 3:22)
).
4.
Also, the MANTLE, or ROBE,
meil
, described as “a large tunic, worn over the common one, but without sleeves.” It was worn by priests (
Ex. 28:31
31
And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. (Exodus 28:31)
;
1 Sam. 28:14
14
And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. (1 Samuel 28:14)
;
Ezra 9:3, 5
3
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied. (Ezra 9:3)
5
And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God, (Ezra 9:5)
): by kings and princes (
1 Sam. 18:4
4
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. (1 Samuel 18:4)
;
1 Sam. 24:4, 11
4
And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily. (1 Samuel 24:4)
11
Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it. (1 Samuel 24:11)
): by men of rank (
Job 1:20
20
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, (Job 1:20)
;
Job 2:12
12
And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. (Job 2:12)
): and by women (
2 Sam. 13:18
18
And she had a garment of divers colors upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. (2 Samuel 13:18)
).
5.
The
WIMPLE
or
VEIL
, a wide upper garment or shawl, which covered the head and part of the body. Ruth was able to carry in such a veil
six
measures
of
barley
(
Ruth 3:15
15
Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city. (Ruth 3:15)
;
Isa. 3:22
22
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, (Isaiah 3:22)
). There are four other Hebrew words translated “veils.”
6.
The
STOMACHER
, apparently a wide ornamented girdle. The word occurs only in
Isaiah 3:24
24
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty. (Isaiah 3:24)
.
“Armor” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
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None of
the
Hebrew
words translated “armor” refer definitely to
what
is understood now by armor worn on the
person
.
Saul
armed
David
with
his “armor” (
1 Sam. 17:38
38
And 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 Samuel 17:38)
), but
the word
used
is
also
translated “
clothes
,” and it may refer to Saul’s warrior-
dress
. The articles
named
are somewhat more definite.
1.
Saul
put
on David a
HELMET
of “
brass
.” These were raised a
little
above the
head
, as may be seen by
some
of the sculptures from
Nineveh
(
1 Sam. 17:38
38
And 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 Samuel 17:38)
;
Ezek. 23:24
24
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. (Ezekiel 23:24)
); the word is
goba
. Another word,
koba
, meaning the same, is found in
1 Samuel 17:5
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. (1 Samuel 17:5)
;
2 Chronicles 26:14
14
And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones. (2 Chronicles 26:14)
;
Isaiah 59:17
17
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. (Isaiah 59:17)
;
Jeremiah 46:4
4
Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. (Jeremiah 46:4)
;
Ezek. 27:10
10
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. (Ezekiel 27:10)
; and
Ezekiel 38:5
5
Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: (Ezekiel 38:5)
.
2.
COAT
OF MAIL. Saul put on David a “Coat of Mail,”
shiryon
(
1 Sam. 17:5, 38
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. (1 Samuel 17:5)
38
And 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 Samuel 17:38)
).
This
word is translated
HABERGEON
in
2 Chronicles 26:14
14
And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones. (2 Chronicles 26:14)
and
Nehemiah 4:16,
16
And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. (Nehemiah 4:16)
which also signifies “coat of mail,” and
there
is a similar word in
Job 41:26
26
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. (Job 41:26)
. It was made
of brass
scales fastened together. The
weight
of
Goliath
’s coat of mail was 5,000 shekels.
3.
GREAVES
. The
giant
wore Greaves of brass upon his legs (
1 Sam. 17:6
6
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. (1 Samuel 17:6)
). The word is
mitschah
, and occurs nowhere else.
4.
TARGET
. He had a target of brass between his shoulders (
1 Sam. 17:6
6
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. (1 Samuel 17:6)
): the word is
kidon
, and is elsewhere translated both “
shield
” and “
spear
.” In this case it was probably a small spear carried between the shoulders.
5.
SHIELD. A shield was carried before
him
. This was a tsinnah, a shield of large size to protect the whole body, with a large
boss
in the center rising to a point which could be used as a
weapon
. It is employed figuratively
for
God
’s protecting care of His people (
Psa. 5:12
12
For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield. (Psalm 5:12)
;
Psa. 91:4
4
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. (Psalm 91:4)
). The same word is translated
BUCKLER
(
Psa. 35:2
2
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. (Psalm 35:2)
;
Ezek. 23:24
24
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. (Ezekiel 23:24)
;
Ezek. 26:8
8
He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee. (Ezekiel 26:8)
).
Another word is used for a smaller shield,
magen
, and this is the word which occurs most commonly in the
Old
Testament
, especially in the
Psalms
, referring to God’s protection (
Psa. 28:7
7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. (Psalm 28:7)
;
Psa. 33:20
20
Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. (Psalm 33:20)
;
Psa. 84:11
11
For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psalm 84:11)
;
Psa. 119:114
114
Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. (Psalm 119:114)
). The same word is translated BUCKLER (
2 Sam. 22:31
31
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him. (2 Samuel 22:31)
;
1 Chron. 5:18
18
The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. (1 Chronicles 5:18)
;
Song of Sol. 4:4
4
Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armory, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. (Song of Solomon 4:4)
;
Jer. 46:3
3
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. (Jeremiah 46:3)
).
The word
shelet
is translated “shield,” but is also applied to shields of
gold
(
2 Sam. 8:7
7
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. (2 Samuel 8:7)
), and those suspended for
ornament
(
Ezek. 27:11
11
The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect. (Ezekiel 27:11)
). It occurs also in
2 Kings 11:10
10
And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord. (2 Kings 11:10)
;
1 Chronicles 18:7
7
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles 18:7)
;
2 Chronicles 23:9
9
Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in the house of God. (2 Chronicles 23:9)
;
Song of
Solomon
4:4
4
Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armory, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. (Song of Solomon 4:4)
and
Jeremiah 51:11
11
Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple. (Jeremiah 51:11)
.
In the
New
Testament “armor” is used symbolically.
1.
ὅπλα, in contrast to “the
works
of
darkness
” we are exhorted to put on “the armor of
light
” (
Rom. 13:12
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 armor of light. (Romans 13:12)
).
Paul
and his
fellow
-laborers commended themselves as God’s ministers by the “armor, or
arms
, of
righteousness
on the
right
hand and on the left” (
2 Cor. 6:7
7
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, (2 Corinthians 6:7)
).
2.
παναπλἰα, “whole armor.” One stronger than
Satan
takes away
all
his “armor” (
Luke 11:22
22
But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. (Luke 11:22)
). The
Christian
is exhorted to put on the “whole armor of God,” the panoply, that he may stand in the
evil
day
in his conflict with the
spiritual
powers of
wickedness
in the heavenlies (
Eph. 6:11, 13
11
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11)
13
Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. (Ephesians 6:13)
). See
BREASTPLATE
, HELMET, etc.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
4055
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
mad
Phonic:
mad
Meaning:
or med {made}; from
4058
; properly, extent, i.e. height; also a measure; by implication, a vesture (as measured); also a carpet
KJV Usage:
armour, clothes, garment, judgment, measure, raiment, stature
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