What does סִיר (siyr) mean in the Bible?
סִיר (siyr): Vessel-word with secondary thorn sense; rapid growth metaphor connects domestic utility to sharp, invasive plant imagery.
Hebrew · H5518
סִיר
A pot ; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook
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סִיר H5518
Pronunciation siyr
What does סִיר (siyr) mean in the Bible?
סִיר (siyr): Vessel-word with secondary thorn sense; rapid growth metaphor connects domestic utility to sharp, invasive plant imagery.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5518?
The BSB source-word alignment has 34 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the pots (5), pot (3), the pot (3), in the pot (2), is My washbasin (2).
Where does סִיר (siyr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:3. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (6), Ezekiel (5), 2 Chronicles (3), Exodus (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the pots 5× 1 Kings 7:45, 2 Kings 25:14, 2 Chronicles 4:11, 2 Chronicles 4:16
pot 3× 2 Kings 4:38, Jeremiah 1:13, Zechariah 14:21
the pot 3× 2 Kings 4:39, 2 Kings 4:41, Ecclesiastes 7:6
in the pot 2× 2 Kings 4:40, 2 Kings 4:41
is My washbasin 2× Psalms 60:8, Psalms 108:9
its pots 2× Exodus 27:3, Exodus 38:3
pots 2× Exodus 16:3, Jeremiah 52:19
with thorns 2× Isaiah 34:13, Hosea 2:6
[is] the cooking pot 1× Ezekiel 11:3
a pot 1× Ezekiel 11:11
and the cooking pots 1× Zechariah 14:20
for the [cooking] pot 1× Micah 3:3
in pots 1× 2 Chronicles 35:13
is the pot 1× Ezekiel 11:7
like a cauldron 1× Job 41:31
of thorns 1× Ecclesiastes 7:6
Put the pot 1× Ezekiel 24:3
thorns 1× Nahum 1:10
to the pot 1× Ezekiel 24:6
with 1× Amos 4:2
your pots 1× Psalms 58:9
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 16:3 סִ֣יר to pots Noun - common singular construct Exodus 27:3 סִּֽירֹתָיו֙ to its pots Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 38:3 הַסִּירֹ֤ת to its pots Article | Noun - common plural 1 Kings 7:45 הַסִּיר֨וֹת to the pots Article | Noun - common plural 2 Kings 4:38 הַסִּ֣יר to pot Article | Noun - common singular 2 Kings 4:39 סִ֥יר to the pot Noun - common singular construct 2 Kings 4:40 בַּסִּיר֙ to in the pot Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular 2 Kings 4:41 הַסִּ֑יר to the pot Article | Noun - common singular 2 Kings 4:41 בַּסִּֽיר׃ס to in the pot Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular 2 Kings 25:14 הַסִּירֹ֨ת to the pots Article | Noun - common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 16:3
Aligned rows 34
Books represented 15
Exodus 3 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 6 2 Chronicles 3 Job 1 Psalms 3 Ecclesiastes 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 5 Hosea 1 Amos 1 Micah 1 Nahum 1 Zechariah 2
Source forms
הַסִּ֑יר 2x has·sîr 2 Kings 4:41, Ezekiel 11:7
הַסִּ֔יר 2x has·sîr Ecclesiastes 7:6, Ezekiel 11:3
סִ֬יר 2x sîr Psalms 60:8, Psalms 108:9
בַּסִּיר֙ 1x bas·sîr 2 Kings 4:40
בַּסִּ֔יר 1x bas·sîr Micah 3:3
בַּסִּֽיר׃ס 1x bas·sîr 2 Kings 4:41
בְּסִיר֥וֹת 1x bə·sî·rō·wṯ Amos 4:2
בַּסִּיר֤וֹת 1x bas·sî·rō·wṯ 2 Chronicles 35:13
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - common plural 8x Exodus 38:3, 1 Kings 7:45, 2 Kings 25:14, 2 Chronicles 4:11
Article | Noun - common singular 6x 2 Kings 4:38, 2 Kings 4:41, Ecclesiastes 7:6, Ezekiel 11:3
Noun - common singular construct 4x Exodus 16:3, 2 Kings 4:39, Psalms 60:8, Psalms 108:9
Noun - common singular 3x Jeremiah 1:13, Ezekiel 24:6, Zechariah 14:21
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular 3x 2 Kings 4:40, 2 Kings 4:41, Micah 3:3
Noun - feminine plural 2x Isaiah 34:13, Nahum 1:10
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Ecclesiastes 7:6
Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Psalms 58:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Vessel-word with secondary thorn sense; rapid growth metaphor connects domestic utility to sharp, invasive plant imagery.
Source Gloss
a pot ; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Vessel-word with secondary thorn sense; rapid growth metaphor connects domestic utility to sharp, invasive plant imagery.
a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook BDB: thorn Usage: caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סִיר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain