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širyā שִׁרְיָהAlance, Barmor’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from šārā שָׁרָה ‘to free’ in the original sense of turning
Roots: שׁרה
Variants: שִׁרְיוֹן, שִׁרְיָה

širyā n, m/f
A1) a weapon
 1a) perhaps a lance, javelin
B1) body armour

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 17:5, 17:38 1 Kings 22:34 Isaiah 59:17 Job 41:18 Nehemiah 4:10 2 Chronicles 26:14, 18:33

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