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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array.

2. (n.) The whole body of persons thus placed in order; an orderly collection; hence, a body of soldiers.

3. (n.) An imposing series of things.

4. (n.) Dress; garments disposed in order upon the person; rich or beautiful apparel.

5. (n.) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impaneled in a cause.

6. (n.) The panel itself.

7. (n.) The whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.

8. (n.) To place or dispose in order, as troops for battle; to marshal.

9. (n.) To deck or dress; to adorn with dress; to cloth to envelop; -- applied esp. to dress of a splendid kind.

10. (n.) To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them man by man.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ARRAY

a-ra': (1) labhesh, `aTah; periballo, enduomai, himatismos.

(2) `arakh, shith: "Array," composed of prefix "ar-" and "rai," "order," is used in two senses,

(1) in reference to clothing and

(2) in reference to the disposition of an army.

(1) (a) Labhesh is the most common Hebrew word meaning "to clothe," and is used in all cases but one in the Old Testament for "array" (compare Genesis 41:42: Pharaoh "arrayed him (Joseph) in vestures of fine linen"; see also 2 Chronicles 28:15 Esther 6:9, 11 Job 40:10 2 Chronicles 5:12).

(b) `ATah, meaning "to veil," "to cover," is once used. Nebuchadrezzar "shall array himself with the land of Egypt" (Jeremiah 43:12).

(c) Periballo, "to throw around," is used 6 times in the New Testament. It is the word used of Herod's "arraying" Jesus "in gorgeous apparel" (Luke 23:11; the other references are Matthew 6:29 Luke 12:27 Revelation 7:13; Revelation 17:4; Revelation 19:8).

(d) Enduomai, middle or passive of enduo, "to enter," means, therefore, "to be entered into" clothing. Once it is used in reference to Herod (Acts 12:21).

(e) Himatismos, "clothing," is translated once "array" = raiment (from same root). This is the only occurrence of "array" in this sense (1 Timothy 2:9).

(2) (a) `Arakh is the common word in the Old Testament, used in reference to the disposition of an army, and is translated "to put in array," "to set in array," the object being "the battle" or the army. The root meaning is that of orderly arrangement, and the verb is used in other senses than the military, e.g. arranging the table of shewbread. In 1 Chronicles 12:33 the Revised Version (British and American) has "order the battle array" for the King James Version "keep rank," translation of Hebrew `adhar.

(b) Shith, "to set, to place," used once for battle array: "and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate" (Isaiah 22:7).

S. F. Hunter

Greek

3925b. parembole -- an insertion, an army in battle array ...
... 3925a, 3925b. parembole. 3926 . an insertion, an army in battle array, barracks.
Transliteration: parembole Short Definition: barracks. ...
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3925. parembole -- to put in beside or between, interpose
... of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: parembole Phonetic Spelling:
(par-em-bol-ay') Short Definition: a camp, barracks, army in battle array Definition: ...
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4016. periballo -- to throw around, put on
... 2), wrap...around (1). array, cast about, clothed me, put on. From peri
and ballo; to throw all around, ie Invest (with a palisade ...
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1746. enduo -- to clothe or be clothed with (in the sense of ...
... put on, clothe (another). array, clothe with, endue, put on. From en and
duno (in the sense of sinking into a garment); to invest ...
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498. antitasso -- to range in battle against, to set oneself ...
... Accordingly, 498 () is used in antiquity of resistance, like an army assuming a
specific battle-array position to resist in "full alignment"; to disagree ...
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5010. taxis -- an arranging, order
... See 5021 (). [5010 ("orderly array") was a military term in ancient Greece and thus
used as a ready "metaphor in Paul's conversation with the soldiers in His ...
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2441. himatismos -- clothing
... apparel, raiment, vesture. From himatizo; clothing -- apparel (X -led), array, raiment,
vesture. see GREEK himatizo. (imatismon) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2571. chamushim -- in battle array
... 2570, 2571. chamushim. 2572 . in battle array. Transliteration: chamushim
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-moosh') Short Definition: array. ...
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6186. arak -- to arrange or set in order
... 6185, 6186. arak. 6186a . to arrange or set in order. Transliteration:
arak Phonetic Spelling: (aw-rak') Short Definition: array. ...
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3847. labash -- to put on, wear, clothe, be clothed
... root Definition to put on, wear, clothe, be clothed NASB Word Usage apparel (1),
array (1), arrayed (3), attired (1), came (3), clothe (11), clothe yourself (3 ...
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5844. atah -- to wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself
... array self, be clad, put a cover self, fill, put on, surely, turn aside
A primitive root; to wrap, ie Cover, veil, cloth, or roll ...
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1927a. hadarah -- adornment, glory
... 1927, 1927a. hadarah. 1927b . adornment, glory. Transliteration: hadarah
Short Definition: array. Word Origin from hadar Definition ...
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4634. maarakah -- row, rank, battle line
... Word Origin from arak Definition row, rank, battle line NASB Word Usage armies
(3), army (3), arrangement (1), battle array (1), battle formation (1), battle ...
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7896. shith -- to put, set
... apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay up, let alone, look,. A primitive
root; to place (in a very wide application) -- apply ...
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1926. hadar -- an ornament, honor, splendor
... Word Origin from hadar Definition an ornament, honor, splendor NASB Word Usage array
(1), beautiful (1), dignity (1), honor (2), majestic (2), majesty (15 ...
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6584. pashat -- to strip off, make a dash, raid
... A primitive root; to spread out (ie Deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip
(ie Unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.) -- fall upon, flay, invade, make an ...
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631. asar -- to tie, bind, imprison
... to fasten in any sense, to join battle -- bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep,
make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie. ...
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Library

Thou Art Beautiful, O My Love, Sweet and Comely as Jerusalem ...
... CHAPTER VI. 3. Thou art beautiful, O my love, sweet and comely as Jerusalem,
terrible as an army set in array. The Bridegroom finding ...
/.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/3 thou art beautiful o.htm

Who are These in Bright Array
... THE CHRISTIAN YEAR Holy Days: All Saints 298. Who are these in bright array. Eight
7's [1123]St. ... Alt. Who are these in bright array,. This innumerable throng,. ...
/.../holy days all saints 298.htm

Christian Women, Further, have not the Same Causes for Appearing ...
... Book II. Chapter XI."Christian Women, Further, Have Not the Same Causes for Appearing
in Public, and Hence for Dressing in Fine Array as Gentiles. ...
/.../tertullian/on the apparel of women/chapter xi christian women further have.htm

'More than Conquerors through Him'
... 'And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering ...
And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.18. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/more than conquerors through him.htm

Answer to Eunomius' Second Book .
... some robber's ambuscade, he has got together a second work against orthodoxy, again
with God's help the truth takes up arms through me against the array of her ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/answer to eunomius second book.htm

On Dress.
... would cleanse the hearts of his people from all pride and vanity, and they should
find no pleasure in putting on ornamental dress and jewelry, and costly array ...
/.../orr/food for the lambs or helps for young christians/on dress.htm

1 Timothy ii. 10-Aug
... also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety;
not with broidered hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; but (which ...
/.../homily viii 1 timothy ii.htm

The Testament of Judah Concerning Fortitude, and Love of Money ...
... 3. And when the two kings of the Canaanites came in warlike array against our flocks,
and much people with them, I by myself rushed upon King Sur and seized him ...
/.../iv the testament of judah concerning.htm

Divine and Worldly Conformity
... When the person is adorned with gold, jewels, costly or gaudy array, or immodest
clothing, we must needs look for the root in the heart. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/naylor/heart talks/talk nineteen divine and worldly.htm

The Blessed Hope
... shriven,. Shall she put on her beautiful array. Of new eternal Life, He brought
from Heaven. ... Reward; Their stream of Life, their beautiful array,. ...
/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen and others second series/the blessed hope.htm

Thesaurus

Array (63 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines;
hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array. ...ARRAY. ...
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Battle-array (1 Occurrence)
Battle-array. Battle, Battle-array. Battle-ax . Multi-Version
Concordance Battle-array (1 Occurrence). 1 Samuel 17:20 ...
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Formation (11 Occurrences)
... field. (See NIV). 1 Chronicles 12:35 Of the Danites who could set the battle
in array, twenty-eight thousand six hundred. (See NAS). ...
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Arrayed (46 Occurrences)
... & pp) of Array. ... Judges 20:20 And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin;
and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah. ...
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Deployed (6 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 4:2 The Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they
joined battle, Israel was struck before the Philistines; and they killed of ...
/d/deployed.htm - 8k

Lines (42 Occurrences)
... of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela
(the same is Zoar) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in ...
/l/lines.htm - 19k

Splendor (87 Occurrences)
... Bring an offering, and come before him. Worship Yahweh in holy array. (See
NIV). ...Array yourself with honor and majesty. (See RSV NIV). ...
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Positions (41 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Judges 20:20 The men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and
the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah. (See NIV). ...
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Attire (11 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe
with elegant or splendid garments. ... Psalms 96:9 Worship Yahweh in holy array. ...
/a/attire.htm - 11k

Arameans (61 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 10:8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at
the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men ...
/a/arameans.htm - 26k

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Array (63 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:29
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
(Root in KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Acts 4:26
The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:
(ASV RSV)

1 Timothy 2:9
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
(KJV WBS)

Revelation 19:8
It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT)

Genesis 2:1
The heavens and the earth were finished, and all their vast array.
(WEB NIV)

Genesis 14:8
The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim;
(WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS)

Exodus 13:18
And God led the people about, the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went arrayed out of the land of Egypt.
(Root in DBY NAS)

Deuteronomy 4:19
and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Yahweh your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.
(See NIV)

Joshua 1:14
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle shall abide in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan, but ye, all the valiant men, shall go over in array before your brethren and help them,
(DBY NAS)

Joshua 4:12
And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, went over in array before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them.
(DBY NAS)

Joshua 8:13
So they set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers-in-wait that were on the west of the city; and Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.
(See JPS)

Judges 20:20
The men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS)

Judges 20:22
The people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array the first day.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS)

Judges 20:30
The children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Judges 20:33
All the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Baal Tamar: and the ambushers of Israel broke forth out of their place, even out of Maareh Geba.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

1 Samuel 4:2
The Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was struck before the Philistines; and they killed of the army in the field about four thousand men.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

1 Samuel 17:2
Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

1 Samuel 17:8
He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, "Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

1 Samuel 17:20
And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took his charge and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the wagon-defence; and the host which was going forth to the battle-array shouted for the fight.
(DBY NAS)

1 Samuel 17:21
Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

2 Samuel 10:8
The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Samuel 10:9
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Samuel 10:10
The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the children of Ammon.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Samuel 10:17
It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Kings 20:12
And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

1 Chronicles 12:8
And of the Gadite there have been separated unto David, to the fortress, to the wilderness, mighty of valour, men of the host for battle, setting in array target and buckler, and their faces the face of the lion, and as roes on the mountains for speed:
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 12:33
Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could order the battle array, and were not of double heart.
(WEB JPS ASV)

1 Chronicles 12:36
Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, forty thousand.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY)

1 Chronicles 12:38
All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY RSV)

1 Chronicles 16:29
Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come before him. Worship Yahweh in holy array.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV)

1 Chronicles 19:9
The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Chronicles 19:10
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Chronicles 19:11
The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Chronicles 19:17
It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came on them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 13:3
Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who were mighty men of valor.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

2 Chronicles 14:10
Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

2 Chronicles 20:21
When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who should sing to Yahweh, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks to Yahweh; for his loving kindness endures forever.
(WEB ASV RSV)

Esther 6:9
Let the clothing and the horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man whom the king delights to honor with them, and have him ride on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him,'Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Job 6:4
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Job 32:14
And he hath not set in array words for me, And with your sayings I do not answer him.
(YLT)

Job 33:5
If thou canst, answer me; array thy words before me: take thy stand.
(DBY YLT NAS)

Job 37:19
Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.
(YLT)

Job 40:10
"Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Job 41:12
I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.
(See JPS)

Psalms 5:3
Jehovah, 'at' morning Thou hearest my voice, 'At' morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.
(YLT)

Psalms 29:2
Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV)

Psalms 50:21
These thou didst, and I kept silent, Thou hast thought that I am like thee, I reprove thee, and set in array before thine eyes.
(YLT)

Psalms 78:19
And they speak against God -- they said: 'Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?'
(YLT)

Psalms 96:9
Worship Yahweh in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.
(WEB ASV RSV)

Psalms 110:3
Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth.
(WEB ASV NAS NIV)

Isaiah 22:7
It happened that your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 65:11
And ye 'are' those forsaking Jehovah, Who are forgetting My holy mountain, Who are setting in array for Gad a table, And who are filling for Meni a mixture.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 6:23
They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Zion.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 43:12
I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captive: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment; and he shall go forth from there in peace.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 46:3
Set ye in array shield and buckler, And draw nigh to battle.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 50:9
For, behold, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her; from there she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Jeremiah 50:14
Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around, all you who bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she has sinned against Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Jeremiah 50:42
They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea; and they ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Babylon.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Ezekiel 21:16
Gather yourselves together, go to the right, set yourselves in array, go to the left, wherever your face is set.
(WEB ASV)

Ezekiel 23:24
And they shall come against thee with weapons, chariots, and wagons, and with a company of peoples; they shall set themselves against thee with buckler and shield and helmet round about; and I will commit the judgment unto them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.
(See JPS)

Joel 2:5
Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Nahum 2:3
The body-covers of his fighting men have been made red, the men of war are clothed in bright red: the war-carriages are like flames of fire in the day when he gets ready, the horses are shaking.
(See RSV)

Zephaniah 1:8
It will happen in the day of Yahweh's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, the king's sons, and all those who are clothed with foreign clothing.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Array

Related Terms

Battle-array (1 Occurrence)

Formation (11 Occurrences)

Arrayed (46 Occurrences)

Deployed (6 Occurrences)

Lines (42 Occurrences)

Splendor (87 Occurrences)

Positions (41 Occurrences)

Attire (11 Occurrences)

Arameans (61 Occurrences)