Shiryôwn — H8302

Definition

masculine noun

a corslet (as if twisted)

1. body armour
2. a weapon
1. perhaps a lance, javelin

Usually translated as

harness, breastplate, coat of mail, habergeon

Origin

or shiryôn; and shiryân; also (feminine) shiryâh; and shiryônâh; from H8281 in the original sense of turning

• Derived from Shârâh (H8281)

Greek equivalents

• thṓrax (G2382)

Occurrences

Shiryôwn occurs 9 times in 8 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (2), Nehemiah (1), Job (1), Isaiah (1)

• 1 Samuel 17:5 — And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat (וְשִׁרְי֥וֹן) of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
• 1 Samuel 17:5 — And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat (הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹן) was five thousand shekels of brass.
• 1 Samuel 17:38 — And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail (שִׁרְיֽוֹן).
• 1 Kings 22:34 — And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness (הַשִּׁרְיָ֑ן): wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
• 2 Chronicles 18:33 — And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness (הַשִּׁרְיָ֑ן): therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
• 2 Chronicles 26:14 — And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons (וְשִׁרְיֹנ֖וֹת), and bows, and slings to cast stones.
• Nehemiah 4:16 — And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons (וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים); and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
• Job 41:26 — The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon (וְשִׁרְיָֽה).
• Isaiah 59:17 — For he put on righteousness as a breastplate (כַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ן), and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.