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Citadel

בִּירְתָאStrong’s H1001

bira (bi-ra)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Bira is the Aramaic word usually translated “citadel the”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:”
Ezra 6:2 KJV
Meaning
  1. Castle, citadel, palace
How it's translated
  • in citadel the 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ezra 1

1 book in all.

Related words
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    Aramaic dictionary

    בִּירְתָא bira · citadel

    castle, citadel, palace Aramaic of bi.rah (בִּירָה "palace" H1002)

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “citadel” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    CITADEL, noun

    A fortress or castle, in or near a city, intended for its defense; a place of arms.

      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.