The projecting parts of a shield (Job 15:26). The Hebrew word thus rendered means anything convex or arched, and hence the back, as of animals. (n.) Plural of Boss.

Psalm CXXIX.
... themselves: [5560] ...as it is written in Job (he was speaking of an ungodly sinner),
"he runneth against God, even upon his neck, upon the thick bosses of his ...
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Hiram, the Inspired Artificer
... ornamentation was elaborate exceedingly. Under the brim were two rows of
balls or bosses, encircling the laver. Twelve oxen, three ...
/.../milligan/men of the bible some lesser-known/hiram the inspired artificer.htm

Of Elaborate Dressing of the Hair in Other Ways, and Its Bearing ...
... own stature. [194] You, however, do add to your weight some kind of rolls,
or shield-bosses, to be piled upon your necks! If you ...
/.../tertullian/on the apparel of women/chapter vii of elaborate dressing of.htm

Whereas, Then, all Christians have to Guard Humility...
... either by more elegant dress than the necessity of so great profession demands,
or by remarkable manner of binding the head, whether by bosses of hair swelling ...
/.../augustine/of holy virginity /section 33 whereas then all.htm

The Way to God
... Thus has the apostle put it, "How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation?"
Ye need not fly upon the thick bosses of Jehovah's buckler, ye need not ...
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When Shall These Things Be?
... To dash against their cohorts is to throw one's self on the thick bosses of the
Almighty's buckler, and none who dare do that can 'prosper.' Submission to His ...
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Now Then, O My Helper, Hadst Thou Loosed Me from those Fetters...
... But when I rose proudly against Thee, and ran against the Lord with my neck, with
the thick bosses of my buckler, even these inferior things were set above me ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter vii now then o.htm

He is Severely Exercised as to the Origin of Evil.
... But when I lifted myself proudly against Thee, and "ran against the Lord, even on
His neck, with the thick bosses" of my buckler, [494] even these inferior ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter vii he is severely exercised.htm

Five Fears
... Many have rushed against the thick bosses of the Almighty's buckler, and
defied God, in order to escape the wrath of feeble man. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/five fears.htm

The Intercession of Christ
... Can you deliberately give up all claim to happiness, and determine to rush upon
the thick ^* bosses of God's buckler (Job 15:26) , to defy His power and to ...
/.../newton/messiah vol 2/sermon xlvii the intercession of.htm

Bosses (1 Occurrence)
...Bosses (1 Occurrence). Job 15:26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon
the thick bosses of his bucklers: (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
/b/bosses.htm - 7k

Boss
... 6. (n.) A swage or die used for shaping metals. 7. (n.) A head or reservoir
of water. 8. (vt) To ornament with bosses; to stud. ...
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Thick-bossed (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Thick-bossed (1 Occurrence). Job 15:26 He runneth upon
him with a stiff neck, with the thick bosses of his bucklers. (See RSV). ...
/t/thick-bossed.htm - 6k

Building (249 Occurrences)
... Wilson (Golgotha, 124) points out that the projecting bosses had a defensive value,
in breaking the force of the battering-ram, and here again the necessity of ...
/b/building.htm - 47k

Build (242 Occurrences)
... Wilson (Golgotha, 124) points out that the projecting bosses had a defensive value,
in breaking the force of the battering-ram, and here again the necessity of ...
/b/build.htm - 45k

Runneth (36 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV WBS). Job 15:26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon
the thick bosses of his bucklers: (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
/r/runneth.htm - 16k

Outstretched (40 Occurrences)
... all care. (BBE). Job 15:26 He runneth against him, with outstretched neck,
with the thick bosses of his bucklers; (DBY). Psalms 75 ...
/o/outstretched.htm - 19k

Fortified (79 Occurrences)
... stones are found in the towers showing marks of the chisel, but it is not till well
on in the Hebrew period that stones are found with bosses and marginal ...
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Fort (8 Occurrences)
... stones are found in the towers showing marks of the chisel, but it is not till well
on in the Hebrew period that stones are found with bosses and marginal ...
/f/fort.htm - 41k

Fortress (75 Occurrences)
... stones are found in the towers showing marks of the chisel, but it is not till well
on in the Hebrew period that stones are found with bosses and marginal ...
/f/fortress.htm - 60k

Bosses (1 Occurrence)

Job 15:26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Bosses

Boss

Thick-bossed (1 Occurrence)

Building (249 Occurrences)

Build (242 Occurrences)

Runneth (36 Occurrences)

Outstretched (40 Occurrences)

Fortified (79 Occurrences)

Fort (8 Occurrences)

Fortress (75 Occurrences)

Fortification (5 Occurrences)

Botany

Cities (427 Occurrences)

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