What does סִיר · בָּשָׂר mean in the Bible?
סִיר · בָּשָׂר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a pot ; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook".
Hebrew · H5518, H1320
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 phrase meaning "a pot ; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5518, H1320?
H5518, H1320 is connected to 304 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a pot ; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook
Strong's H5518, H1320
Lexical occurrences 304 verses Source Gloss
a pot ; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סִיר הַבָּשָׂר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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