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A helmetוְכוֹבַעof bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתwas onעַלhis head,רֹאשׁוֹand with a coatוְשִׁרְיוֹןof scalesקַשְׂקַשִּׂיםheהוּאwas clothed;לָבוּשׁand the weightוּמִשְׁקַלof the coatהַשִּׁרְיוֹןwas fiveחֲמֵשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםshekelsשְׁקָלִיםof bronze.נְחֹשֶׁת
1 Samuel 17:5
Study it in the app“A helmet of bronze was on his head, and with a coat of scales he was clothed; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:5, word by word
- A helmetכוֹבַעchova
helmet
Helmet: the piece of armor that protects a warrior's head.
Where else “chova” appears- of bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet
bronze
Bronze, or things made of bronze.
Where else “nechoshet” appears- his headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- and with a coatשִׁרְיוֹןshiryon
coat of armor
Coat of armor: armor that protects the chest and the back.
Where else “shiryon” appears- of scalesקַשְׂקַשִּׂיםkaskasim
scale
Scale of a fish; also the plates of a coat of armor.
Where else “kaskasim” appears- was clothedלָבוּשׁlavush
put on
To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.
Where else “lavush” appears- and the weightמִשְׁקַלmishkal
weight
Weight; weighing.
Where else “mishkal” appears- was fiveחֲמֵשֶׁתchameshet
five
Five.
Where else “chameshet” appears- thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appears- shekelsשְׁקָלִיםshekalim
shekel
Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.
Where else “shekalim” appears
Translation note
Five thousand shekels are about 57 kilograms.
The context
4The champion came out from the camps of the Philistines; Goliath was his name, of Gath; his height was six cubits and a span.
5 · This verse (above)
6And guards of bronze were on his legs, and a javelin of bronze was between his shoulders.