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# greaves

noun

«greaves» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Part of the bronze armor of Goliath, showing his strength.

**Interpretation.** Goliath's heavy armor is contrasted with David's sling and trust in God, showing that victory comes not from weapons.

### Meaning

Armor worn to protect the shins and lower legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/greaves/#m1)

### Examples

- And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders. (Prophets 1SA.17.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/greaves/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «greaves» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/greaves/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«greaves» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/greaves.html) on Mova free.