טִירָה

ti.rahNoun (Feminine)H2918

encampment

From: feminine of (an equivalent to) H2905 (טוּר);

Short Definition

a wall; hence, a fortress or a hamlet

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. encampment, battlement 1a) encampment, tent camp 1b) walled dwelling places, battlement (metaph.) 1c) row (of stones)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

5 times

Appears 5 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezk
2
Genesis
1
Numbers
1
Song of Solomon
1

Key Passages

  • Ezk 25:4
  • Ezk 46:23
  • Genesis 25:16
  • Numbers 31:10
  • Song of Solomon 8:9

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