Strong's Lexicon shiryon or shiryan: Coat of mail, armor, breastplate Original Word: שִׁרְיוֹן Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be hard or protective. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent for armor or breastplate is θώραξ (thorax), Strong's Greek #2382, which is used in the New Testament to describe spiritual armor in Ephesians 6:14. Usage: The term "shiryon" refers to a type of protective armor, specifically a coat of mail or breastplate, used in ancient warfare. It is a piece of defensive equipment designed to protect the wearer from physical attacks, typically made of interlinked metal rings or plates. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, including Israel, armor was a crucial part of a warrior's equipment. The "shiryon" was an essential component of a soldier's gear, providing protection in battle. It was often made of bronze or iron and was worn over the torso to shield vital organs. The use of such armor reflects the technological advancements and the importance of military preparedness in ancient societies. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition body armor NASB Translation armor (3), body armor (1), breastplate (1), breastplates (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs שִׁרְיָה noun feminine a weapon, perhaps lance, javelin; — ׳שׁ Job 41:18 (+ חֶרֶב, חֲנִית, מַסָּע), — yet ᵐ5 θώρακα, ᵑ7 thorax, i.e. שִׁרְיוֺן. IV. שׁרה (√ of following; meaning dubious; compare Assyrian siriyâm, body-armour (Inscription of Sennacherib), Aramaic שִׁרְיוֺן, שִׁרְיָ֑ן noun [masculine] body-armour; — absolute שִׁרְיוֺן 1 Samuel 17:5,38; שִׁרְיָ֑ן (Ges§ 29u) 1 Kings 22:34 2Chronicles 18:33, שִׁרְיָ֔ן Isaiah 59:17; plural שִׁרְיֹנִים Nehemiah 4:10, שִׁרְיֹנוֺת2Chronicles 26:14; — body-armour, perhaps more exactly breast-armour, Nehemiah 4:10; with appendages (הַדְּבָקִים) 1 Kings 22:34 2Chronicles 18:33; with verb לבשׁ 1 Samuel 17:5, made of scale-like plates (קַשְׂקֵשִּׂים) of bronze 1 Samuel 17:5, named with helmet here, so 1 Samuel 17:38; 2Chronicles 26:14 and (figurative) Isaiah 59:17. — ׳שׂ proper name see שׂריון. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance breastplate, coat of mail, habergeon, harness Or shiryon {shir-yone'}; and shiryan {shir- yawn'}; also (feminine) shiryah {shir-yaw'}; and shiryonah {shir-yo-naw'}; from sharah in the original sense of turning; a corslet (as if twisted) -- breastplate, coat of mail, habergeon, harness. See ciyron. see HEBREW sharah see HEBREW ciyron Forms and Transliterations הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹן הַשִּׁרְיָ֑ן השריון השרין וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים וְשִׁרְי֥וֹן וְשִׁרְיָֽה׃ וְשִׁרְיֹנ֖וֹת והשרינים ושריה׃ ושריון ושרינות כַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ן כשרין שִׁרְיֽוֹן׃ שריון׃ haš·šir·yān haš·šir·yō·wn hashshirYan hashshirYon hašširyān hašširyōwn kaš·šir·yān kashshirYan kašširyān shirYon šir·yō·wn širyōwn vehashshiryoNim veshirYah veshirYon veshiryoNot wə·haš·šir·yō·nîm wə·šir·yāh wə·šir·yō·nō·wṯ wə·šir·yō·wn wəhašširyōnîm wəširyāh wəširyōnōwṯ wəširyōwnLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Samuel 17:5 HEB: עַל־ רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וְשִׁרְי֥וֹן קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים ה֣וּא KJV: and he [was] armed with a coat of mail; INT: on his head A coat scale-armor and he 1 Samuel 17:5 1 Samuel 17:38 1 Kings 22:34 2 Chronicles 18:33 2 Chronicles 26:14 Nehemiah 4:16 Job 41:26 Isaiah 59:17 9 Occurrences |
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id.; Ecclus 43:20 id.; also Egyptian ¾u-ïra-na, tà-ra-y-na, WMMAs.u.Eur.102). 
