תַּחֲרָא

tachara · coat of mail

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8473 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

tachara (תַּחֲרָא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “coat of mail”.

Or reinforced tunic. It occurs only in Exodus 28:32 and 39:23.

How to say it

ta·cha·ra

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A thick garment guarding a warrior's chest.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Exodus 28:32

    There shall be an opening for its head in its middle, with a binding around its opening, the work of a weaver; like the opening of a coat of mail it shall be for it, so that it will not tear.

  • Exodus 39:23

    And the opening of the robe was in its middle, like the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding for its opening all around, so that it would not be torn.