Strong's Lexicon

H1002

H1002 — בִּירָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewbiyrahnoun femOccurrences: 16TWOT: 240

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1002
Word:	בִּירָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	of foreign origin
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	16
Transliteration:	biyrah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	bee-raw'
Meaning:	1. a castle or palace
KJV Renderings:	palace.

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BDB1043

בִּירָה noun feminine castle, palace (late & probably loan-word; compare As bîrtu, fortress Dl^{HA 22}; Persian bâru = Sanskrit bura , bari, see Ry Neh 2:8) —

1. of temple at Jerusalem 1Chr 29:1; 1Chr 29:19 הַבִּירָה; of for-tress near temple Neh 2:8; Neh 7:2 (compare βᾶρις ᵐ5 ^L Neh 1:1; Neh 2:8; Neh 7:2 — B ἁβιρά, βειρά — and later βᾶρις Jos^{Ant.«JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 14:11»xiv.11},4).

2. בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה Neh 1:1; Esth 1:2; Esth 1:5; Esth 2:3; Esth 2:5; Esth 2:8; Esth 3:15; Esth 8:14; Esth 9:6; Esth 9:11; Esth 9:12; Dan 8:2 in these passages it apparently means a fortress in the city bearing the same name (compare especially Esth 3:15; Esth 8:14; Esth 8:15; Esth 9:6; Esth 9:12; Esth 9:15; Esth 9:18).

BDB9371

בִּירְתָא (Baer תָּא-) noun feminine emphatic castle (so Egyptian Aramaic RevS^{361. A 5; B 1, 2} S-C^{Pap. B 3, C 16} +; Nabataean = temple CIS^{ii. 164. 3}; Biblical Hebrew בִּירָה ); — Ezra 6:2 .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

בירה (bee-rah’)

1 Chronicles 29:1

KJV: Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

EHCC: for the is) not for man,

1 Chronicles 2:8

KJV: And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.

EHCC: beams for the gates of the palace

Esther 1:2

KJV: That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

EHCC: which (was) in Shushan the palace,

Esther 2:3

KJV: And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:unto the…: Heb. unto the handHege: also called, Hegai

EHCC: the fair young virgins unto Shushan the

Esther 3:15

KJV: The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

EHCC: decree was given in Shushan the palace.

Esther 8:14

KJV: So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.

EHCC: decree was given at Shushan the palace.

Esther 9:6

KJV: And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

EHCC: And in Shushan the palace

Daniel 8:2

KJV: And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

EHCC: that I (was) at Shushan (in) the palace,