What does שִׁרְיוֹן (širĕywōn) mean in the Bible?
שִׁרְיוֹן (širĕywōn): Body armor twisted or woven for protection; metonym for military readiness and defensive strength in warfare contexts.
Hebrew · H8302
שִׁרְיוֹן
A corslet (as if twisted )
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שִׁרְיוֹן H8302
Pronunciation širĕywōn
What does שִׁרְיוֹן (širĕywōn) mean in the Bible?
שִׁרְיוֹן (širĕywōn): Body armor twisted or woven for protection; metonym for military readiness and defensive strength in warfare contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8302?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of his armor (2), . . . (1), and armor (1), armor (1), coat (1).
Where does שִׁרְיוֹן (širĕywōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 17:5. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (3), 2 Chronicles (2), 1 Kings (1), Isaiah (1).
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 of his armor 2× 1 Kings 22:34, 2 Chronicles 18:33
. . . 1× 1 Samuel 17:5
and armor 1× Nehemiah 4:16
armor 1× 2 Chronicles 26:14
coat 1× 1 Samuel 17:5
in armor 1× 1 Samuel 17:38
like a breastplate 1× Isaiah 59:17
or arrow 1× Job 41:26
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 17:5 וְשִׁרְי֥וֹן to coat Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 17:5 הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹן to . . . Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 17:38 שִׁרְיֽוֹן׃ to in armor Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 22:34 הַשִּׁרְיָ֑ן to of his armor Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 18:33 הַשִּׁרְיָ֑ן to of his armor Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 26:14 וְשִׁרְיֹנ֖וֹת to armor Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Nehemiah 4:16 וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים to and armor Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Job 41:26 וְשִׁרְיָֽה׃ to or arrow Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 59:17 כַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ן to like a breastplate Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 17:5
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 6
1 Samuel 3 1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 1 Job 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
הַשִּׁרְיָ֑ן 2x haš·šir·yān 1 Kings 22:34, 2 Chronicles 18:33
הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹן 1x haš·šir·yō·wn 1 Samuel 17:5
וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים 1x wə·haš·šir·yō·nîm Nehemiah 4:16
וְשִׁרְיָֽה׃ 1x wə·šir·yāh Job 41:26
וְשִׁרְי֥וֹן 1x wə·šir·yō·wn 1 Samuel 17:5
וְשִׁרְיֹנ֖וֹת 1x wə·šir·yō·nō·wṯ 2 Chronicles 26:14
כַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ן 1x kaš·šir·yān Isaiah 59:17
שִׁרְיֽוֹן׃ 1x šir·yō·wn 1 Samuel 17:38
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x 1 Samuel 17:5, 1 Kings 22:34, 2 Chronicles 18:33
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Job 41:26
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 26:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x 1 Samuel 17:5
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 4:16
Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Samuel 17:38
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 59:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Body armor twisted or woven for protection; metonym for military readiness and defensive strength in warfare contexts.
Source Gloss
a corslet (as if twisted )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Body armor twisted or woven for protection; metonym for military readiness and defensive strength in warfare contexts.
a corslet (as if twisted) BDB: lance Usage: breastplate, coat of mail, habergeon, harness. See 5630.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁרְיוֹן is built from this root:
שָׁרָה H8281
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