בִּירָנִית
bîyrânîyth · H1003 · Hebrew · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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fortress, citadel
A fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege
Examples2 Chronicles 17:12 So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.
2 Chronicles 27:4 Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- בָּנָהto build, to rebuild, to establish 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- מִבְצָר mibtsâr · H4013 · fortress, stronghold, fortified city
- מִבְצָר is a common Hebrew term for a fortified place or stronghold, semantically overlapping with בִּירָנִית as both denote fortified defensive structures, though מִבְצָר emphasizes the fortification aspect more broadly.
- מָצוּד mâtsûwd · H4686 · prey, victim, (trammel) net
- מְצוּדָה denotes a stronghold or fortress, functionally similar to בִּירָנִית as a fortified defensive structure, though it may emphasize the defensive strength more than the architectural palace-like features.
- אַרְמוֹן ʼarmôwn · H759 · citadel, fortress, stronghold
- אַרְמוֹן can denote both a palace and a fortified citadel, overlapping with בִּירָנִית in referring to a fortified palatial structure, though אַרְמוֹן is more common and may emphasize the royal/palatial aspect.
In the other Testament 1 word
- πύργος pýrgos · G4444 · tower, watchtower
- Greek πύργος denotes a tower or fortified structure, often used in LXX to translate Hebrew terms for defensive buildings and fortifications; it serves as the natural Greek translation equivalent for fortress/castle terminology.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Buildings001003002001
- The word denotes a fortress or castle, as Jehoshaphat 'built fortresses and storage cities' in 2 Chronicles 17:12 and 27:4, fitting this domain's category for defensive or fortified structures.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H1003. biyraniyth [בִּירָנִית] noun feminine fortress, fortified place (late); only…
[בִּירָנִית] noun feminine fortress, fortified place (late); only plural absolute מִסְכְּנוֺת וְעָרֵי בִּירָנִיּוֺת2Ch 17:12 built by Jehoshaphat; ׳בּ וּמִגְדָּלִים2Ch 27:4 built by Jotham.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
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