Bible dictionaries
Bravery
What Bible dictionaries say about “Bravery”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Bravery - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
(Isa. 3:18), an old English word meaning comeliness or beauty.
Bravery - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
BRA'VERY, n. Courage; heroism; undaunted spirit; intrepidity; gallantry; fearlessness of danger; often united with generosity or dignity of mind which despises meanness and cruelty, and disdains to take advantage of a vanquished enemy.
The duelist, in proving his bravery, shows that he thinks it suspected.
1. Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance.
The bravery of their tinkling ornaments. Isa 3.
2. Show; ostentation; fine dress.
3. Bravado; boast.
4. A showy person.
[In the last four senses, this word is nearly antiquated.]
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
brav'-er-i: tiph'arah or `tiph'ereth = "beauty," "glory," "honor" and "majesty," hence, "splendor of bravery." "The bravery of their tinkling ornaments" (Isa 3:18 the King James Version), "the beauty of their anklets" (American Standard Revised Version). Compare bravado, bravura.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915