Bible Dictionaries
Habergeon
Easton's Bible Dictionary
An Old English word for breastplate. In Job 41:26 (Heb. shiryah) it is properly a "coat of mail;" the Revised Version has "pointed shaft." In Exodus 28:32,39:23 ,, 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 .) Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Habergeon'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​h/habergeon.html. 1897.