habergeons

habergeons
n. short coat of mail without sleeves; hauberk (used in medieval period)

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  • Coat of mail —    The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning glittering (1 Sam. 17:5, 38). The same word in the plural form is translated habergeons in 2 Chr. 26:14 and Neh. 4:16. The harness (1 Kings 22:34), breastplate (Isa. 59:17), and brigandine (Jer. 46:4),… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 2 Chronicles 26 — 1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah… …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Nehemiah 4 — 1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they… …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Habbergham — This rare and interesting name is of French origin, and derives from haubergeon . The term was probably introduced into England at the Norman Conquest of 1066. In its various and colourful spellings it is a metonymic occupational name for a maker …   Surnames reference

  • Habberjam — This rare and interesting name is of French origin, and derives from haubergeon . The term was probably introduced into England at the Norman Conquest of 1066. In its various and colourful spellings it is a metonymic occupational name for a maker …   Surnames reference

  • Habgood — This rare and interesting name is of French origin, probably introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and is a variant spelling of the name Habberjam, itself a metonymic occupational name for a maker of habergeons , which were… …   Surnames reference

  • Hagergham — This rare and interesting name is of French origin, probably introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and is a variant spelling of the name Habberjam, itself a metonymic occupational name for a maker of habergeons , which were… …   Surnames reference

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