1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:5

5and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,b

Footnotes

  • b 17:5 5,000 shekels is approximately 125.6 pounds or 57 kilograms.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
andנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙nə·ḥō·šeṯNoun - feminine singularH5178 copper, bronze
helmetוְכ֤וֹבַעwə·ḵō·w·ḇa‘Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3553 helmet
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹrō·šōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7218 head
Heה֣וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
woreלָב֑וּשׁlā·ḇūšVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
a bronzeנְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃nə·ḥō·šeṯNoun - feminine singularH5178 copper, bronze
coatוְשִׁרְי֥וֹןwə·šir·yō·wnConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH8302 body-armour
of mailקַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖יםqaś·qaś·śîmNoun - feminine pluralH7193 scale
weighingוּמִשְׁקַל֙ū·miš·qalConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH4948 id.
fiveחֲמֵשֶׁת־ḥă·mê·šeṯ-Number - masculine singular constructH2568 five
thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים’ă·lā·p̄îmNumber - masculine pluralH505 thousand
shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםšə·qā·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH8255 shekel

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.