What does טִירָה mean in the Bible?
טִירָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a wall ; hence, a fortress or a hamlet".
Hebrew · H2918
טִירָה
A wall ; hence, a fortress or a hamlet
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טִירָה H2918
What does טִירָה mean in the Bible?
טִירָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a wall ; hence, a fortress or a hamlet".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2918?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), a tower (1), and encampments (1), the walls (1), their camps (1).
Where does טִירָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 25:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (2), 1 Chronicles (1), Genesis (1), Numbers (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 1× 1 Chronicles 6:54
a tower 1× Song Of Solomon 8:9
and encampments 1× Genesis 25:16
the walls 1× Ezekiel 46:23
their camps 1× Ezekiel 25:4
their encampments 1× Numbers 31:10
their place 1× Psalms 69:25
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 25:16 וּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑ם to and encampments Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Numbers 31:10 טִֽירֹתָ֑ם to their encampments Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1 Chronicles 6:54 לְטִירוֹתָ֖ם to . . . Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 69:25 טִֽירָתָ֥ם to their place Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Song Of Solomon 8:9 טִ֣ירַת to a tower Noun - feminine singular construct Ezekiel 25:4 טִירֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ to their camps Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Ezekiel 46:23 הַטִּיר֖וֹת to the walls Article | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 25:16
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 6
Genesis 1 Numbers 1 1 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
הַטִּיר֖וֹת 1x haṭ·ṭî·rō·wṯ Ezekiel 46:23
וּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑ם 1x ū·ḇə·ṭî·rō·ṯām Genesis 25:16
טִירֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ 1x ṭî·rō·w·ṯê·hem Ezekiel 25:4
טִ֣ירַת 1x ṭî·raṯ Song Of Solomon 8:9
טִֽירָתָ֥ם 1x ṭî·rā·ṯām Psalms 69:25
טִֽירֹתָ֑ם 1x ṭî·rō·ṯām Numbers 31:10
לְטִירוֹתָ֖ם 1x lə·ṭî·rō·w·ṯām 1 Chronicles 6:54
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2x Numbers 31:10, Ezekiel 25:4
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Ezekiel 46:23
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Genesis 25:16
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Song Of Solomon 8:9
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 69:25
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x 1 Chronicles 6:54
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a wall ; hence, a fortress or a hamlet
Source Gloss
a wall ; hence, a fortress or a hamlet
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a wall; hence, a fortress or a hamlet BDB: encampment Usage: (goodly) castle, habitation, palace, row.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
טִירָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain