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Coat of mail

The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning “glittering” (1 Sam. 17:5, 38). The same word in the plural form is translated “habergeons” in 2 Chr. 26:14 and Neh. 4:16. The “harness” (1 Kings 22:34), “breastplate” (Isa. 59:17), and “brigandine” (Jer. 46:4), were probably also corselets or coats of mail. (See ARMOUR.)

In the Bible

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Verses where Coat of mail is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Samuel 17:5

    and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,

  • 1 Samuel 17:38

    Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor.

Scripture on Coat of mail

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Coat of mail references

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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