Lexicon
בִּירְתָא
bi.ra
H1001
A:N-F Hebrew

citadel

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bi.ra denotes the fortified place in Media where a scroll was found.

The term denotes a fortified location: in Ezra 6:2 it identifies the place in Media where a scroll was found.

Senses in use

  1. Fortified location holding a record · dominant

    In Ezra 6:2, the determined feminine singular noun identifies the location in Media where the scroll was found; the APB renders the clause "in the fortress that is in the province of Media."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 6:2 the APB presents the location as "the fortress" in Media. This rendering is confirmation from the clause rather than a precise lexical equation.

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