Definition

a shinpiece of armor (as prominent), only plural

Etymology

from the same as H4696 (מֵצַח);

Word family

• מֵצַח mêtsach

How the KJV renders it

• greaves

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.