HARNESS
A suit of defensive armor, 1Ki 20:11 2Ch 18:33 . The Hebrews went out from Egypt “harnessed,” that is, properly equipped or arranged.
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Harness
occurs in several senses in the Eng. Vers. as the rendering of different Heb. words.
1. (asar’, prop. to bind, as it is generally rendered) is sometimes applied to the act of fastening animals to a cart or vehicle, e.g. yoking kine (1Sa 6:7; 1Sa 6:10, tie) or horses (Jer 46:4, harness), gearing a chariot (Gen 46:29; Exo 14:6; 2Ki 9:21, make ready), or absolutely (1Ki 18:44; 2Ki 9:21, prepare). From the monuments we see that the harness of the Egyptian war-chariots was composed of leather, and the trappings were richly decorated, being stained with a great variety of colors, and studded with gold and silver. SEE CHARIOT.
2. In the old English sense for armor ( or ne’shek, warlike accoutrements, elsewhere armor,weapons,etc.), 2Ch 9:24. SEE ARMOR.
3. In a like sense for (shiryan’, 1Ki 22:34; 2Ch 18:33), a coat of mail (breastplate, Isa 59:17). SEE ARMOR.
4. Harnessed(, chamushim’, from in the sense of being fierce for battle) is the expression used to represent the equipped condition of the Israelites as they passed out of Egypt (Exo 13:18, armed, Jos 1:14; Jos 4:1-2 Jdg 7:11), and seems to denote their orderly and intrepid disposal as if to meet a foe (the ancient versions interpret generally full-armed). (See Gesenius, Lex. s.v.)
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Harness
(1.) Heb. ‘asar, “to bind;” hence the act of fastening animals to a cart (1 Sam. 6:7, 10; Jer. 46:4, etc.).
(2.) An Old English word for “armour;” Heb. neshek (2 Chr. 9:24).
(3.) Heb. shiryan, a coat of mail (1 Kings 22:34; 2 Chr. 18:33; rendered “breastplate” in Isa. 59:17).
(4.) The children of Israel passed out of Egypt “harnessed” (Ex. 13:18), i.e., in an orderly manner, and as if to meet a foe. The word so rendered is probably a derivative from Hebrew _hamesh_ (i.e., “five”), and may denote that they went up in five divisions, viz., the van, centre, two wings, and rear-guard.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Harness
HARNESS.See, generally, Armour, which RV [Note: Revised Version.] substitutes in most places for AV [Note: Authorized Version.] harness. Similarly harnessed (Exo 13:18) becomes armed, and the well harnessed camp of 1Ma 4:7 becomes fortified. For the joints of the harness of 1Ki 22:34 RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] substitutes the lower armour and the breastplate, the former being probably the tassets or jointed appendages of the cuirass, covering the abdomen (Skinner, Cent. Bible, in loc.). The only passage where harness as a verb has its modern signification is Jer 46:4 harness the horses, the verb in the original being that used in Gen 46:29, Exo 14:6 etc. for yoking the horses to the chariot.
A. R. S. Kennedy.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Harness
harnes: A word of Celtic origin meaning armour in the King James Version; it is the translation of shiryan, a coat of mail (1Ki 22:34; 2Ch 18:33); of neshek, arms, weapons (2Ch 9:24, the Revised Version (British and American) armor); of ‘asar to bind (Jer 46:4), harness the horses, probably here, yoke the horses; compare 1Sa 6:7, tie the kine to the cart (bind them), Gen 46:29; another rendering is put on their accoutrements; compare 1 Macc 6:43, one of the beasts armed with royal harness (, thorax), the Revised Version (British and American) breastplates; compare 1 Macc 3:3, warlike harness; 6:41 (, hopla), the Revised Version (British and American) arms; 2 Macc 3:25, etc.; harnessed represents hamushm, armed, girded (Exo 13:18, The children of Israel went up harnessed, the Revised Version (British and American) armed). Tyndale, Cranmer, Geneva have harnes in Luk 11:22, Wycliff armer.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Harness
Armour. Ahab was wounded by an arrow that entered at the joints of his armour. 1Ki 22:34; 2Ch 9:24; 2Ch 18:33.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Harness
1Ki 20:11 (a) This figure describes a very evident truth. The one that enters into the battle is not to give the victorious shout, but rather the one who comes out of the battle as the victor. The one who begins a race is not to be commended, but rather the one who ends the race as a successful contestant.