Judges 20:20
And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.
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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;
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עָרַךְ
ʻârak · aw-rak'
26 times translated as this KJV form78 total Strong's occurrences
to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
Strong's KJV usage: put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Judges 20:20Strong's last: Joel 2:5
Open full H6186 profile →לָבַשׁ
lâbash · law-bash'
2 times translated as this KJV form111 total Strong's occurrences
properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
Strong's KJV usage: (in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.
Strong's first: Esther 6:9Strong's last: Job 40:10
Open full H3847 profile →ἱματισμός
himatismós · him-at-is-mos'
1 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences
clothing
Strong's KJV usage: :--apparel (X -led), array, raiment, vesture.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Timothy 2:9Strong's last: 1 Timothy 2:9
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ʼâçar · aw-sar'
1 times translated as this KJV form73 total Strong's occurrences
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
Strong's KJV usage: bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.
Strong's first: 2 Chronicles 13:3Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 13:3
Open full H631 profile →עָטָה
ʻâṭâh · aw-taw'
1 times translated as this KJV form17 total Strong's occurrences
to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, clothe, or roll
Strong's KJV usage: array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, × surely, turn aside.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Jeremiah 43:12Strong's last: Jeremiah 43:12
Open full H5844 profile →שִׁית
shîyth · sheeth
1 times translated as this KJV form83 total Strong's occurrences
to place (in a very wide application)
Strong's KJV usage: apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, × look, make, mark, put (on), regard, set, shew, be stayed, × take.
Strong's first: Isaiah 22:7Strong's last: Isaiah 22:7
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H6186
And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.
H6186
And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.
H6186
And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.
H6186
And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
H6186
And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baaltamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.
H6186
And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
H6186
And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
H6186
And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
H6186
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
H6186
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
H6186
When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
H6186
And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
H6186
And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
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And it came to pass, when Benhadad 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.
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And it came to pass, when Benhadad 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.
H6186
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
H6186
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
H6186
And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
H6186
And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon 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.
H6186
And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon 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.
H631
And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
H6186
And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
H6186
Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
H3847
And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
H6186
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
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array
ARRA'Y, noun
1. Order; disposition in regular lines; as an army in battle array Hence a posture of defense.
2. Dress; garments disposed in order upon the person.
3. In law, the act of impaneling a jury; or a jury impaneled; that is, a jury set in order by the sheriff, or called man by man.
Commission of array in English history, was a commission given by the prince to officers in every county, to muster and array the inhabitants, or see them in a condition for war.
ARRA'Y, verb transitive
1. To place or dispose in order, as troops for battle.
2. To deck or dress; to adorn with dress; it is applied especially to dress of a splendid kind.
Array thyself with glory. Job 40:10.
Pharaoh arrayed Joseph with fine linen. Genesis 41:42.
3. To set a jury in order for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them man by man.
4. To envelop.
In gelid caves with horrid glooms arrayed.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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