Word Study · Strong's H5518 · Hebrew
סִיר
sir
seer
Strong's 1890 spelling: çîyr
“a pot”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook
Rendered in the KJV as
caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn.
- 34occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 15 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 31inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 34 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 31
- הַסִּ֑יר2
- הַסִּ֔יר2
- סִ֬יר2
- בַּסִּיר֙1
- בַּסִּ֔יר1
- בַּסִּֽיר׃ ס1
- בְּסִיר֥וֹת1
- בַּסִּיר֤וֹת1
- בַּסִּירִ֑ים1
- הַסִּ֣יר1
- הַסִּיר֙1
- הַסִּיר֨וֹת1
and 19 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 18
- the pots8
- the pot4
- [is] [the] pot of2
- [is] the pot2
- [the] pot of2
- a pot2
- in the pot2
- thorns2
- [is] in the pot1
- in the pots1
- into a pot1
- like the pot1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 13
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural8
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular6
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)4
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular4
- noun · feminine singular3
- noun · masculine plural2
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine plural1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfpa · 8
- HTd/Ncfsa · 6
- HNcfsc · 4
- HRd/Ncfsa · 4
- HNcfsa · 3
- HNcmpa · 2
- HNcfpc/Sp2mp · 1
- HNcfpc/Sp3ms · 1
- HR/Ncfpc · 1
- HR/Ncfsa · 1
- HRd/Ncfpa · 1
- HRd/Ncmpa · 1
All 34, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Kings6 of 34 · 18%
- Ezekiel5 of 34 · 15%
- Exodus3 of 34 · 9%
- 2 Chronicles3 of 34 · 9%
- Psalms3 of 34 · 9%
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Exodus3 occurrences
- Exodus 16:3סִ֣ירsirnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”here: [the] pot of
- Exodus 27:3סִּֽירֹתָיו֙sirotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMake all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.here: pots its
- Exodus 38:3הַסִּירֹ֤תhasirotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralHe made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.here: the pots
2 Kings6 occurrences
- 2 Kings 4:38הַסִּ֣ירhasirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularWhen Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet, he said to his attendant, “Put on the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets.”here: the pot
- 2 Kings 4:39סִ֥ירsirnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)One of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.here: [the] pot of
- 2 Kings 4:40בַּסִּיר֙basirpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularAnd they poured it out for the men to eat, but when they tasted the stew they cried out, “There is death in the pot, O man of God!” And they could not eat it.here: [is] in the pot
- 2 Kings 4:41הַסִּ֑ירhasirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.here: the pot
- 2 Kings 4:41בַּסִּֽיר׃ סbasirpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularThen Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.here: in the pot
- 2 Kings 25:14הַסִּירֹ֨תhasirotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralThey also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.here: the pots
2 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 4:11הַ֨סִּיר֔וֹתhasirotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralAdditionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God:here: the pots
- 2 Chronicles 4:16הַ֠סִּירוֹתhasirotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraland the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.here: the pots
- 2 Chronicles 35:13בַּסִּיר֤וֹתbasirotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluralThey roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.here: in the pots
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 58:9סִּֽירֹתֵיכֶ֣םsiroteikhemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralBefore your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.here: pots your
- Psalms 60:8סִ֬ירsirnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”here: [is] [the] pot of
- Psalms 108:9סִ֬ירsirnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”here: [is] [the] pot of
Ecclesiastes2 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 7:6הַסִּירִים֙hasirimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralFor like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.here: the thorns
- Ecclesiastes 7:6הַסִּ֔ירhasirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularFor like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.here: the pot
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 1:13סִ֤ירsirnoun · feminine singularAgain the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.”here: a pot
- Jeremiah 52:18הַ֠סִּרוֹתhasirotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralThey also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.here: the pots
- Jeremiah 52:19הַסִּיר֣וֹתhasirotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralThe captain of the guard also took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.here: the pots
Ezekiel5 occurrences
- Ezekiel 11:3הַסִּ֔ירhasirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThey are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’here: [is] the pot
- Ezekiel 11:7הַסִּ֑ירhasirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: The slain you have laid within this city are the meat, and the city is the pot; but I will remove you from it.here: [is] the pot
- Ezekiel 11:11לְסִ֔ירlesirpreposition + noun · feminine singularThe city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat within it. I will judge you even to the borders of Israel.here: into a pot
- Ezekiel 24:3הַסִּיר֙hasirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularNow speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.here: the pot
- Ezekiel 24:6סִ֚ירsirnoun · feminine singularTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.here: a pot
Zechariah2 occurrences
- Zechariah 14:20הַסִּירוֹת֙hasirotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralOn that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar.here: the pots
- Zechariah 14:21סִ֨ירsirnoun · feminine singularIndeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.here: pot