וְ/הַ/שִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים
𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌
shiryôwn
and the armor
A body armor or protective garment made of interlinked or overlapping metal scales or plates, worn on the torso for defense in battle. Depending on the context, refers to a coat of mail, scale armor, or corselet. The word appears particularly in narratives describing armament, such as the story of Goliath, and is associated with warriors and military attire in the Iron Age.
Nehemiah 4:10 · Word #14
Lexicon H8302
| Lemma | שִׁרְיוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | shiryôwn |
| Strong's | H8302 |
| Definition | A body armor or protective garment made of interlinked or overlapping metal scales or plates, worn on the torso for defense in battle. Depending on the context, refers to a coat of mail, scale armor, or corselet. The word appears particularly in narratives describing armament, such as the story of Goliath, and is associated with warriors and military attire in the Iron Age. |
Morphology HC/Td/Ncbpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and the armor |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8302-05
the interlaced armors
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction + definite article + common noun, plural, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the root idea of twisting or interlacing metal links, highlighting the construction of scale or mail armor. The plural form preserves the masculine plural absolute noun with the definite article. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and the armor
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'And the armor' succinctly reflects הַשִּׁרְיֹנִים, whereas 'interlaced armors' is unnecessarily specific for this military context. |