ATS Bible Dictionary
HarnessA suit of defensive armor, 1 Kings 20:11 2 Chronicles 18:33. The Hebrews went out from Egypt "harnessed," that is, properly equipped or arranged.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
HARNESShar'-nes: A word of Celtic origin meaning "armour" in the King James Version; it is the translation of shiryan, "a coat of mail" (1 Kings 22:34 2 Chronicles 18:33); of nesheq, "arms," "weapons" (2 Chronicles 9:24, the Revised Version (British and American) "armor"); of 'acar "to bind" (Jeremiah 46:4), "harness the horses," probably here, "yoke the horses"; compare 1 Samuel 6:7, "tie the kine to the cart" (bind them), Genesis 46:29; another rendering is "put on their accoutrements"; compare APC 1Macc 6:43, "one of the beasts armed with royal harness" (thorax), the Revised Version (British and American) "breastplates"; compare APC 1Macc 3:3, "warlike harness"; APC 1Macc 6:41 (hopla), the Revised Version (British and American) "arms"; APC 2Macc 3:25, etc.; harnessed represents chamushim, "armed," "girded" (Exodus 13:18, "The children of Israel went up harnessed," the Revised Version (British and American) "armed"). Tyndale, Cranmer, Geneva have "harnes" in Luke 11:22, Wycliff "armer."
W. L. Walker
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1.) Hebrews `asar, "to bind;" hence the act of fastening animals to a cart (1 Samuel 6:7, 10; Jeremiah 46:4, etc.).
(2.) An Old English word for "armour;" Hebrews neshek (2 Chronicles 9:24).
(3.) Hebrews shiryan, a coat of mail (1 Kings 22:34; 2 Chronicles 18:33; rendered "breastplate" in Isaiah 59:17).
(4.) The children of Israel passed out of Egypt "harnessed" (Exodus 13:18), i.e., in an orderly manner, and as if to meet a foe. The word so rendered is probably a derivative from Hebrew hamesh (i.e., "five"), and may denote that they went up in five divisions, viz., the van, centre, two wings, and rear-guard.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.
2. (n.) The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling.
3. (n.) The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle.
4. (v. t.) To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array.
5. (v. t.) Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense.
6. (v. t.) To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively.
Strong's Hebrew
631. asar -- to tie, bind, imprison... 8), bind me tightly (1), bind you fast (1), binds (3), bound (28), captivated (1),
captured (1), confined (4), get ready (1), girded (1),
harness (1), hitch (1
... /hebrew/631.htm - 6k 8302. shiryon -- body armor
... armor (1), breastplate (1), breastplates (1). breastplate, coat of mail,
habergeon, harness. Or shiryon {shir-yone'}; and shiryan ...
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7573. ratham -- to bind, attach
... to bind, attach. Transliteration: ratham Phonetic Spelling: (raw-tham') Short
Definition: harness. ... root Definition to bind, attach NASB Word Usage harness (1). ...
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5402. nesheq -- equipment, weapons
... battle (1), weapon (1), weapons (7). armed men, armoury, battle, harness, weapon.
Or nesheq {nay'-shek}; from nashaq; military equipment ...
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7392. rakab -- to mount and ride, ride
... root Definition to mount and ride, ride NASB Word Usage carried (2), carried him
in a chariot (1), chariot (1), drove (1), harness (1), horseman* (2), lead (1 ...
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