Sir סִיר

Sir (Hebrew סִיר, Strong's H5518) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “pot”. It occurs 34 times in 32 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H5518A: pot

H5518B: thorn

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Sir, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 16:3
  And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.“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!”
• Exodus 27:3
  And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.
• Exodus 38:3
  And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 7:45
  And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the Lord, were of bright brass.and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 4:38
  And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.When 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.”
• 2 Kings 4:39
  And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.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.
• 2 Kings 4:40
  So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.And 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.
• 2 Kings 4:41
  But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.Then 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.
• 2 Kings 25:14
  And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 4:11
  And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;Additionally, 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:
• 2 Chronicles 4:16
  The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the Lord of bright brass.and 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.
• 2 Chronicles 35:13
  And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people.They 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.

Job

• Job 41:31
  He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment.

Psalms

• Psalm 58:9
  Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
• Psalm 60:8
  Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
• Psalm 108:9
  Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 7:6
  For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 34:13
  And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 1:13
  And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.Again 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.”
• Jeremiah 52:18
  The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.
• Jeremiah 52:19
  And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.The 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.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 11:3
  Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’
• Ezekiel 11:7
  Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.Therefore 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.
• Ezekiel 11:11
  This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel:The 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.
• Ezekiel 24:3
  And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:Now 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.
• Ezekiel 24:6
  Wherefore thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.Therefore 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.

Hosea

• Hosea 2:6
  Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.

Amos

• Amos 4:2
  The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

Micah

• Micah 3:3
  Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”

Nahum

• Nahum 1:10
  For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard— like stubble that is fully dry.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 14:20
  In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.On 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.
• Zechariah 14:21
  Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the Lord of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts.Indeed, 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.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).