טִירָה

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H2918

encampment — used 7 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

encampment tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

טִירָה: n.f. encampment, battlement tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. encampment, battlement (from idea of surrounding, enclosure; Syriac ܛܝܳܪܳܐ sheepfold, ἔπαυλις)—cstr. טִירַת Ct 8:9; טִירָתָם ψ 69:26; pl. טִירוֹת Ez 46:23; sf. טִירֹתָם Nu 31:10 Gn 25:16; טִירוֹתָם 1 Ch 6:39; טִירוֹתֵיהֶם Ez 25:4;— encampment, especially of circular encampment of nomad tribes, mentioned with חצר Gn 25:16; with ערים Nu 31:10, Ez 25:4 (‖ מִשׁכניהם); encampment (poet.) = habitation ψ 69:26 (‖ אהליהם); more gen., 1 Ch 6:39 (‖ מושׁבות). in metaph. ט׳ כָּ֑סֶף Ct 8:9 a battlement of silver. row of stones, only pl. טִירוֹת Ez 46:23, virtually pl. of טוּר 1, q.v.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 7 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: encampments (4); a battlement (1); encampment (1).

In the verses

Psalms 69:26 · tree →

תְּהִי־טִֽירָתָ֥ם נְשַׁמָּ֑ה בְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם אַל־יְהִ֥י יֹשֵֽׁב׃

Word for word: may.it.be encampment their made.desolate in tents their not may.anyone.be dwelling

JPS 1917: Let their encampment be desolate; let none dwell in their tents.

Numbers 31:10 · tree →

וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־עָרֵיהֶם֙ בְּמ֣וֹשְׁבֹתָ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־טִֽירֹתָ֑ם שָׂרְפ֖וּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃

Word for word: and (et) all cities their in their.dwelling places and (et) all encampments their they.burned with (the) fire

JPS 1917: And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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