H8303: שִׁרְיוֹן
Shiryôwn · pronounced shir-yone' · “Sirion”
Definition
Shirjon or Sirjon, a peak of the Lebanon
KJV translates it as: Sirion.
Word origin: and שִׂרְיֹן; the same as H8304 (שְׂרָיָה) (i.e. sheeted with snow);
Extended definition
Sirion = "breastplate"
one of the names of Mount Hermon this one used by the Sidonians
Another spelling of cher.mon (חֶרְמוֹן "(Mount )Hermon" H2768)
one of the names of Mount Hermon this one used by the Sidonians
Another spelling of cher.mon (חֶרְמוֹן "(Mount )Hermon" H2768)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8303 is translated
- sirion ×2
Bible verses with H8303 (Shiryôwn)
Shiryôwn appears in 2 verses.
- Deuteronomy 3:9
(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)
- Psalms 29:6
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.