HebrewH4697Noun (Feminine)
מִצְחָה
mits.chah
“greave”
1Occurrences
H4697Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a shinpiece of armor (as prominent), only plural
from the same as H4696 (מֵצַח);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
greave(s), leg armour
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
H:N-F
Full Description
H:N-F
Occurrences
מִצְחָה appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Samuel
1
Key Passages
1 Samuel 17:6BSB
and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
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