Bozrah
בׇּצְרָהStrong’s H1224botsrah (bots-rah)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Botsrah is the Hebrew word usually translated “bozrah” and “from bozrah”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.”
Meaning
- § Bozrah = "sheepfold" or "fortress"
How it's translated
- bozrah 4
- from bozrah 3
- in bozrah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 3
- Isaiah 2
- Genesis 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Amos 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 1:44And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
- Isaiah 34:6The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
- Jeremiah 48:24And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
- Jeremiah 49:13For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
- Jeremiah 49:22Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Hebrew dictionary
בׇּצְרָה botsrah · Bozrah
§ Bozrah = "sheepfold" or "fortress" a town in Edom
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.