What does סִלּוֹן mean in the Bible?
סִלּוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "a prickle (as if pendulous)".
Hebrew · H5544
סִלּוֹן
A prickle (as if pendulous)
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סִלּוֹן H5544
What does סִלּוֹן mean in the Bible?
סִלּוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "a prickle (as if pendulous)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5544?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and thorns (1), brier (1).
Where does סִלּוֹן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezekiel 2:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (2).
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 and thorns 1× Ezekiel 2:6
brier 1× Ezekiel 28:24
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Usage map
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First aligned row Ezekiel 2:6
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Ezekiel 2
Source forms
וְסַלּוֹנִים֙ 1x wə·sal·lō·w·nîm Ezekiel 2:6
סִלּ֤וֹן 1x sil·lō·wn Ezekiel 28:24
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 2:6
Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 28:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a prickle (as if pendulous)
Source Gloss
a prickle (as if pendulous)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a prickle (as if pendulous) BDB: brier Usage: brier, thorn.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סִלּוֹן is built from this root:
סָלָה H5541
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