The meaning of “סִיר”
Understanding çîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (feminine) סִירָה çîyrâh (see-raw'); or סִרָה çirâh (see-raw'); (Jeremiah 52:18), from a primitive root meaning to bo...
סִיר
or (feminine) סִירָה çîyrâh (see-raw'); or סִרָה çirâh (see-raw'); (Jeremiah 52:18), from a primitive root meaning to boil up caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn. - a pot - also a thorn (as springing up rapidly) - by implication, a hook 1) pot 1a) pot (household utensil) 1b) pot (of temple) 2) thorn, hook, brier 2a) thorns 2b) hooks
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 27:3 | “And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.” Word: סִיר (çîyr) | |
| 2 Kings 4:40 | “So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.” Word: סִיר (çîyr) | |
| Job 41:31 | “He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.” Word: סִיר (çîyr) | |
| Ecclesiastes 7:6 | “For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.” Word: סִיר (çîyr) | |
| Jeremiah 52:18 | “The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.” Word: סִיר (çîyr) |
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