Bible Dictionary
Stomacher
A stomacher was an article of women’s clothing, probably worn around or over the breast. The precise meaning of the Hebrew term in Isaiah 3:24 is uncertain.
Definition
A stomacher was an article of women’s clothing associated with the breast or upper body. The exact meaning of the Hebrew term translated “stomacher” is uncertain, and the word may refer to an ornamented garment covering the breast and the pit of the stomach.
Biblical Usage
The term occurs in the supplied material in Isaiah’s description of women’s attire. The passage does not establish the garment’s precise form.
Historical Background
The English term denotes a usually ornamented part of a woman’s dress covering the breast and upper stomach, but the ancient article referred to in Isaiah remains conjectural.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Isa. 3:24), an article of female attire, probably some sort of girdle around the breast.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
The Hebrew word so translated, (Isaiah 3:24) describes some article of female attire, the character of which is a mere matter of conjecture.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>stum'-uk-er: Used to translate pethighil (Isa 3:24 the King James Version), where the meaning is uncertain. The English word denotes that part of a woman's dress which covered the breast and the pit of the stomach. It was usually much ornamented.</p>