Word Study · Strong's H5544 · Hebrew
סִלּוֹן
sillon
sil-lone'
Strong's 1890 spelling: çillôwn
“a prickle (as if pendulous)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a prickle (as if pendulous)
Rendered in the KJV as
brier, thorn.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- וְסַלּוֹנִים֙1
- סִלּ֤וֹן1
How it is rendered · 2
- a brier1
- and thorns1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular1
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- HC/Ncmpa · 1
- HNcmsa · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 2:6וְסַלּוֹנִים֙vesalonimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralBut you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.here: and thorns
- Ezekiel 28:24סִלּ֤וֹןsilonnoun · masculine singularFor the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’here: a brier