Bible Dictionary
BOOT
A shoe or sandal worn by a warrior. Isaiah 9:5 refers to the boot of the armed soldier, portraying the equipment and tumult of war.
Definition
A boot is a shoe or sandal worn by a warrior. The biblical term may be understood as the boot of an armed or booted soldier.
Biblical Usage
Isaiah uses the image of the warrior’s boot in a passage concerning the equipment and tumult of battle.
Historical Background
The word is probably a loanword meaning shoe or sandal, with related meaning in Aramaic and Ethiopic.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>boot (ce'on; the King James Version battle; the American Standard Revised Version "armor"; the American Revised Version, margin "boot"): The word ce'on, found only in Isa 9:5 (Hebrew 9:4), is probably a loanword from the Assyrian senu, meaning "shoe," "sandal." The root has the same meaning in Aramaic and Ethiopic. The passage should be translated "every boot of the booted warrior."</p>