BDB9037
שִׁרְיָה noun feminine a weapon, perhaps lance, javelin; — ׳ שׁ Job 41:18 (+ חֶרֶב, חֲנִית, מַסָּע), — yet ᵐ5 θώρακα, ᵑ7 thorax, i.e. שִׁרְיוֺן.
Strong's Lexicon
H8302
H8302 — שִׁריוֹן שִׁריָן שִׁריָה שִׁריוֹנָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H8302 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שִׁריוֹן שִׁריָן שִׁריָה שִׁריוֹנָה |
| Part of Speech: | n-e. |
| Etymology: | from H8281 in the original sense of turning |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | shiryown |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shir-yone' (or shiryon {shir-yone'} and shiryan {shir- yawn'}; also (feminine) shiryah {shir-yaw'}; and shiryonah {shir-yo-naw'};) n-e. |
| Meaning: | 1. a corslet (as if twisted) |
| KJV Renderings: | breastplate, coat of mail, habergeon, harness. See H5630. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB9039
שִׁרְיוֺן, שִׁרְיָ֑ן noun [masculine] body-armour; — absolute שִׁרְיוֺן 1Sam 17:5; 1Sam 17:38 שִׁרְיָ֑ן (Ges«GKC:29u»§ 29u) 1Kgs 22:34 = 2Chr 18:33, שִׁרְיָ֔ן Isa 59:17 plural שִׁרְיֹנִים Neh 4:10, שִׁרְיֹנוֺת 2Chr 26:14 — body-armour, perhaps more exactly breast-armour, Neh 4:10 with appendages ( הַדְּבָקִים) 1Kgs 22:34 = 2Chr 18:33 with verb לבשׁ 1Sam 17:5, made of scale-like plates (קַשְׂקֵשִּׂים) of bronze 1Sam 17:5, named with helmet here, so 1Sam 17:38; 2Chr 26:14 and (figurative) Isa 59:17. — ׳ שׂ proper name see שׂריון.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke