Wall
אֻשַּׁרְנָאStrong’s H0846ushsharna (ush-shar-na)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ushsharna is the Aramaic word usually translated “structure the”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?”
Meaning
- Wall, panelling, beams, structure (precise meaning and derivation uncertain)
How it's translated
- and structure the 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezra 2
1 book in all.
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Aramaic dictionary
אֻשַּׁרְנָא ushsharna · wall
wall, panelling, beams, structure (precise meaning and derivation uncertain) Aramaic of shur (שׁוּר "wall" H7791A)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wall” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WALL, noun
[Latin, stake, post, probably originally a fence of stakes, a palisade or stockade; the first rude fortification of uncivilized men.]
- A work or structure of stone, brick or other materials, raised to some highth, and intended for a defense or security.
- Walls, in the plural, is used for fortifications in general; works for defense.
- A defense; means of security or protection. 1 Samuel 25:16
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.