Biranit בִּירָנִית
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| בִּירָנִית | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | biranit |
| Strong's number | H1003 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | fortress |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Biranit (Hebrew בִּירָנִית, Strong's H1003) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “fortress”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
fortress, fortified place
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | castles (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | fortresses (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Biranit, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 17:12And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah
- 2 Chronicles 27:4Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).