H1224G

בׇּצְרָה

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Bozrah

§ Bozrah = "sheepfold" or "fortress" a town in Edom

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

II. בָּצְרָה

proper name, of a location 1. city of Edom (fortress; (see Palmyrene proper name, of a location בצרא VogNo. 22 ᵐ5 βος(ς)ορρα; compare βοσορ; LagOnom. Sacr. 102, 232, 2nd ed. 137, 247 = βοστρα) Gen 36:33 = 1Chr 1:44; Isa 34:6; Isa 63:1 (in both || (ארץ) אדום) Jer 49:13; Jer 49:22; Amos 1:12.
2. of Moab Jer 48:24, probably = II. בֶּצֶר 1; — on Mic 2:12 compare foregoing.


4 occurrences

Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2)