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טִירָה H2918
H2918 is the Hebrew word טִירָה, transliterated ṭîyrâh and said tee-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it castles.
What it means
a wall; hence, a fortress or a hamlet.
Where it comes from
feminine of (an equivalent to) H2905 (טוּר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (goodly) castle, habitation, palace, row.
Verses using טִירָה
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 25:16 · KJV
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
Numbers 31:10 · KJV
And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
1 Chronicles 6:54 · KJV
Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
Psalm 69:25 · KJV
Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.
Song of Solomon 8:9 · KJV
If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
Ezekiel 25:4 · KJV
Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.
Ezekiel 46:23 · KJV
And there was a row of building round about in them, round about them four, and it was made with boiling places under the rows round about.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2918 mean?
H2918 is the Hebrew word טִירָה (ṭîyrâh), meaning a wall; hence, a fortress or a hamlet.
How is H2918 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it castles (1 time), goodly castles (1 time), throughout their castles (1 time), habitation (1 time), palace (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2918 appear in the Bible?
טִירָה (ṭîyrâh) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2918 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of (an equivalent to) H2905 (טוּר).
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