Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H1003: בִּירָנִית

bîyrânîyth · pronounced bee-raw-neeth' · “fortress”

Definition

a fortress

KJV translates it as: castle.

Word origin: from H1002 (בִּירָה);

Extended definition

fortress, fortified place

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H1003 is translated

  • fortresses ×2

Bible verses with H1003 (bîyrânîyth)

Bîyrânîyth appears in 2 verses.

  • 2 Chronicles 17:12

    And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.

  • 2 Chronicles 27:4

    Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.