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סִלּוֹן

silon · brier

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5544 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

silon (סִלּוֹן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “brier”.

A thorn, a prickle.

How to say it

si·lon

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A prickle that wounds; a picture of troublesome enemies.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • brier ×1
  • thorns ×1

Where it appears

  • Ezekiel 2:6

    And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, and of their words do not be afraid, though thistles and thorns are with you and you sit among scorpions; of their words do not be afraid, and at their faces do not be dismayed, for they are a rebellious house.

  • Ezekiel 28:24

    And there will not be anymore for the house of Israel a prickling brier or a painful thorn from all those around them who despise them; and they will know that I am Adonai YHWH.’