Strong's Definition
a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook
Derivation: or (feminine) סִירָה; or סִרָה; (Jeremiah 52:18), from a primitive root meaning to boil up;
KJV Usage: caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn.
TWOT Reference: 1489,1490
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
סִיר (sir) — pot. 1) pot 1a) pot (household utensil) 1b) pot (of temple)
סִיר (sir) — thorn. 1) thorn, hook, brier 1a) thorns 1b) hooks
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f
Containers
pot, basin = a rounded container ◄ usually made of ceramic or metal ► used for storage or cooking
EXO 16:3 · EXO 27:3 · EXO 38:3 · 1KI 7:45 · 2KI 4:38 · 2KI 4:39 · 2KI 4:40 · 2KI 4:41 · 2KI 4:41 · 2KI 25:14 · 2CH 4:11 · 2CH 4:16 · 2CH 35:13 · JOB 41:23 · PSA 58:10 · PSA 60:10 · PSA 108:10 · ECC 7:6 · JER 1:13 · JER 52:18 · JER 52:19 · EZK 11:3 · EZK 11:7 · EZK 11:11 · EZK 24:3 · EZK 24:6 · MIC 3:3 · ZEC 14:20 · ZEC 14:21
noun f
Plants | ≈ חֹוחַ · קִמֹּושׂ
thorns exact meaning unsure: = thorny plant, ◄ possibly Sarcopoterium spinosum or Thorny or Spiny Burnet; ► known for making a crackling sound when burning, for overgrowing an entire building when no longer in use, and for being so entangled that they are impenetrable
Traps | ≈ צֵן
Collocation: סִירָה דוּגָה
fishhook = small, curved piece of metal or bone or even a strong thorn, with a sharp point on one end, usually with a barb just behind the point, and a loop or bend on the other end to which a fishing line can be attached; ► used with some bait attached to it in order to attract a fish; ≈ associated with aggression and control
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
סִיר n.m. et f. pot base
[סִיר] n.[m.] thorn, hook base