Hebrew · H5518, H1320 · unreviewed

סִיר הַבָּשָׂר

A pot ; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook · flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man

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סִיר H5518 a pot ; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook
Pronunciation siyr
Vessel-word with secondary thorn sense; rapid growth metaphor connects domestic utility to sharp, invasive plant imagery.
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בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
Pronunciation bāšār
Flesh as the vulnerable human body, emphasizing mortality, kinship, and bodily shame or nakedness.
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What does סִיר הַבָּשָׂר (sir habbasar) mean in the Bible?

סִיר · בָּשָׂר is a Hebrew word meaning "a pot ; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook".

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Meaning

a pot ; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook
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