Words the Bible translates as armor
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 6 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- hoplonὅπλονa fighter's gear: a weapon, and in the plural the whole kit of arms and armor someone carries into battle
- panopliaπανοπλίαthe complete equipment of a heavily armed soldier: shield, helmet, breastplate, greaves, sword, and spear taken together as one full set
- madמַדa garment: a piece of clothing cut to fit the body, from a fitted tunic to a soldier's outfit
+1 more meaning
- a measure: an extent or a measured-out portion
- nesheqנֶשֶׁקarms and weaponry taken collectively: the equipment of war, and by extension the armory that stores it or the battle waged with it
- shiryonשִׁרְיוֹןa coat of scale armor: a shirt faced with rows of small overlapping metal or leather plates, worn to protect the body in battle
- siryonסִרְיֹןarmornot studied yet
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