Encyclopedia of The Bible – Target
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TARGET. The RSV tr. of מַטָּרָה, H4766, in Job 16:12 (KJV MARK); and the KJV tr. of כִּידﯴן, H3959, in 1 Samuel 17:6 (RSV JAVELIN) and of צִנָּה֮, H7558, in 1 Kings 10:16; 2 Chronicles 9:15; 14:8 (RSV SHIELDS). Ancient shields were of two kinds, small ones, called bucklers, and large oblong ones (צִנָּה֮, H7558).