Habergeon
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
An Old English word for breastplate. In (Heb. shiryah) it is properly a “coat of mail;” the Revised Version has “pointed shaft.” In , 39:23, it denotes a military garment strongly and thickly woven and covered with mail round the neck and breast. Such linen corselets have been found in Egypt. The word used in these verses is tahra, which is of Egyptian origin. The Revised Version, however, renders it by “coat of mail.” (See ARMOUR.)
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
a coat of mail covering the neck and breast. [Arms, Armor]
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