Word Study · Strong's H1003 · Hebrew
בִּירָנִית
biranith
bee-raw-neeth'
Strong's 1890 spelling: bîyrânîyth
“a fortress”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a fortress
Rendered in the KJV as
castle.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- בִּירָנִיּ֖וֹת1
- בִּֽירָנִיּ֖וֹת1
How it is rendered · 1
- fortresses2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · feminine plural2
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- HNcfpa · 2
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 17:12בִּירָנִיּ֖וֹתbiraniyotnoun · feminine pluralJehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judahhere: fortresses
- 2 Chronicles 27:4בִּֽירָנִיּ֖וֹתbiraniyotnoun · feminine pluralHe also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.here: fortresses
