TARGET

1Sa 17:6, a small round shield. The same word in 1Sa 17:45 is translated a shield, and elsewhere a javelin. See ARMOR.

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Target. Target
(1 Sam. 17:6, A.V., after the LXX. and Vulg.), a kind of small shield. The margin has “gorget,” a piece of armour for the throat. The Revised Version more correctly renders the Hebrew word (kidon) by “javelin.” The same Hebrew word is used in Josh. 8:18 (A.V., “spear;” R.V., “javelin”); Job 39:23 (A.V., “shield;” R.V., “javelin”); 41:29 (A.V., “spear;” R.V., “javelin”).

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TARGET. → (A defensive article of armor) → Used by spearmen 2Ch 14:8 → Made
* Of brass (bronze) 1Sa 17:6
* Of gold 1Ki 10:16; 2Ch 9:15

→ See SHIELD

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Tar″get (?), n. [[OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame, case, border, OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.]] 1. 1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
2. 2. (a) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. (b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target.
3. 3. (Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
4. 4. (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.