Greaves

Type Object Hebrew מִצְחָה

Metal coverings for the lower legs used by soldiers for protection.

Roman armor - leg protectors
Roman armor - leg protectors (© MatthiasKabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Leg armor, leg protectors

About Greaves

Protective piece of armor worn over the shank of the leg (1 Sm 17:6).

See also Armor and Weapons.

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Form, use in ancient daily life, and how translators render the term.

Key References

1 Samuel 17:6

and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.

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1 Samuel 17:6

and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.