Word Study · Strong's H1224 · Hebrew
בׇּצְרָה
Botsrah
bots-raw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Botsrâh
“Botsrah, a place in Edom”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Botsrah, a place in Edom
Rendered in the KJV as
Bozrah.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- בָּצְרָ֑ה2
- מִבָּצְרָֽה׃2
- בְּבָצְרָ֔ה1
- בָצְרָ֑ה1
- בָּצְרָֽה׃ פ1
- מִבָּצְרָ֔ה1
How it is rendered · 3
- Bozrah4
- from Bozrah3
- in Bozrah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)4
- preposition + proper noun (a name)4
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- HNpl · 4
- HR/Npl · 4
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Where this word lives
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Genesis1 occurrence
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 34:6בְּבָצְרָ֔הbevatzerahpreposition + proper noun (a name)The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.here: in Bozrah
- Isaiah 63:1מִבָּצְרָ֔הmibatzerahpreposition + proper noun (a name)Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”here: from Bozrah
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 48:24בָּצְרָ֑הbotzrahproper noun (a name)upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.here: Bozrah
- Jeremiah 49:13בָצְרָ֑הvatzerahproper noun (a name)For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”here: Bozrah
- Jeremiah 49:22בָּצְרָ֑הbotzrahproper noun (a name)Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.here: Bozrah
Same headword in Strong's