Fortress
בִּירָנִיתStrong’s H1003biranit (bi-ra-nit)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Biranit is the Hebrew word usually translated “fortresses”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.”
Meaning
- Fortress, fortified place
How it's translated
- fortresses 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Chronicles 2
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
בִּירָנִית biranit · fortress
fortress, fortified place
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fortress” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOR'TRESS, noun
- Any fortified place; a fort; a castle; a strong hold; a place of defense or security.
- Defense; safety; security;“The Lord is my rock, and my fortress” Psalms 18:2
All definitions and other forms of “fortress”
FOR'TRESS, verb transitive
To furnish with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.
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 Hebrew, not from any one translation.