ko.va denotes protective headgear worn or supplied in military settings, including a figurative head covering in Isaiah 59:17.

The term denotes protective headgear in battle equipment and military preparation: it is worn on the head, supplied to an army, and listed with shields, spears, and armor. Isaiah 59:17 uses the same head-covering imagery in a figurative clothing scene.

1. Protective headgear in battle and armor imagery · dominant

   In 1 Samuel 17:5, the singular construct form occurs in the clause describing bronze equipment upon a man's head; the APB renders “a helmet of bronze was upon his head.” The plural absolute forms in 2 Chronicles 26:14 and Jeremiah 46:4 occur among equipment prepared for an army and soldiers taking position, while Ezekiel 27:10 and Ezekiel 38:5 place the singular with shields in battle-related descriptions. In Isaiah 59:17, the singular construct form is part of a figurative scene in which the APB renders “a helmet of salvation on his head.”

   1 Samuel 17:52 Chronicles 26:14Ezekiel 27:10Ezekiel 38:5Isaiah 59:17Jeremiah 46:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as “helmet” or “helmets,” including “a helmet of bronze” in 1 Samuel 17:5 and “a helmet of salvation” in Isaiah 59:17. These English expressions render whole translated clauses rather than providing a word-by-word alignment.