Original Language Studio
1 Samuel 17:6
“And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מִצְחָהmitschâh · mits-khaw'
H4697 · Hebrew
H4697 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a shinpiece of armor (as prominent), only plural
- Derivation
- from the same as H4696 (מֵצַח);
- KJV renderings
- greaves.
- Grammar
- וּ — conjunction
- מִצְחַ֥ת — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 1 times in the Hebrew Bible.
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מִצְחָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.