Thing
Leg armor, leg protectors
Human-made Things in the Bible
Leg armor was protective armor for the lower leg. It was made of leather or metal, covered the front half of the leg, and was tied at the back with leather thongs. The leg armor worn by Goliath was made of bronze.
Pictures
In the Bible
The Hebrew and Greek words for it, and every verse where each is used
מִצְחָה mitschah · 1 verse
Also in Warfare
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Sources
Plants and Trees in the Bible, Animals in the Bible and Human-made Things in the Bible © United Bible Societies, 2025 (adapted from Each According to its Kind: Plants and Trees in the Bible by Robert Koops, All Creatures Great and Small: Living Things in the Bible by Edward R. Hope, and The Works of Their Hands: Man-made Things in the Bible by Ray Pritz), CC BY-SA 4.0; adapted for eRhema