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Lexicon :: Strong's H2918 - ṭîrâ

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טִירָה
Transliteration
ṭîrâ
Pronunciation
tee-raw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From (an equivalent to) טוּר (H2905)
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TWOT Reference: 798b

Strong’s Definitions

טִירָה ṭîyrâh, tee-raw'; feminine of (an equivalent to) H2905; a wall; hence, a fortress or a hamlet:—(goodly) castle, habitation, palace, row.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H2918 in the following manner: castle (3x), palace (2x), row (1x), habitation (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H2918 in the following manner: castle (3x), palace (2x), row (1x), habitation (1x).

  1. encampment, battlement

    1. encampment, tent camp

    2. walled dwelling places, battlement (metaph.)

    3. row (of stones)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טִירָה ṭîyrâh, tee-raw'; feminine of (an equivalent to) H2905; a wall; hence, a fortress or a hamlet:—(goodly) castle, habitation, palace, row.
STRONGS H2918: Abbreviations
† [טִירָה] noun feminine encampment, battlement (from idea of surrounding, enclosure; Syriac bdb037703 sheepfold, ἔπαυλις) — construct טִירַת Songs 8:9; טִירָתָם Psalm 69:25; plural טִירוֺת Ezekiel 46:23; suffix טִירֹתָם Numbers 31:10; Genesis 25:16; טִירוֺתָם 1 Chronicles 6:39; טִירוֺתֵיהֶם Ezekiel 25:4; —
1. encampment, especially of circular encampment of nomad tribes, mentioned with חצר Genesis 25:16; with ערים Numbers 31:10; Ezekiel 25:4 (|| מִשׁכניהם); encampment (poetry) = habitation Psalm 69:26 (|| אהליהם); more generally, 1 Chronicles 6:39 (|| מושׁבות).
2. in metaphor כָּ֑סֶף ט׳ Songs 8:9 a battlement of silver.
3. row of stones, only plural טִירוֺת Ezekiel 46:23, virtually plural of טוּר 1, which see.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:16; 25:16

Numbers

31:10; 31:10

1 Chronicles

6:39; 6:39

Psalms

69:25; 69:26

Song of Songs

8:9; 8:9

Ezekiel

25:4; 25:4; 46:23; 46:23

H2918

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2918 matches the Hebrew טִירָה (ṭîrâ),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:16

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These are Ishmael’s sons, and these are their names by their settlements and encampments: twelve leaders[fn] of their clans.[fn]

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Then they burned all the cities where the Midianites lived, as well as all their encampments,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:54

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These were the places assigned to Aaron’s descendants from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:25

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Make their fortification desolate;

may no one live in their tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:9

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If she is a wall,

we will build a silver barricade on her.

If she is a door,

we will enclose her with cedar planks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:4

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therefore I am about to give you to the people of the east as a possession. They will set up their encampments and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:23

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There was a stone wall[fn] around the inside of them, around the four of them, with ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides.

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