bi.ra.nit denotes fortified structures built in Judah, including in hill-country and wooded areas.

The attested use denotes fortified structures constructed in Judah: they are built alongside storage cities in 2 Chronicles 17:12 and alongside cities and towers in hill-country and wooded areas in 2 Chronicles 27:4.

1. Fortified structures constructed in Judah · dominant

   In 2 Chronicles 17:12, the plural absolute noun occurs in the clause about building structures together with cities of storage in Judah; the APB renders the clause “he built fortresses and cities of storage in Judah.” In 2 Chronicles 27:4, the same plural absolute form occurs where construction is described in wooded areas; the APB renders “in the wooded areas he built fortresses and towers.”

   2 Chronicles 17:122 Chronicles 27:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB presents the construction as “fortresses,” paired with storage cities in 2 Chronicles 17:12 and with towers in 2 Chronicles 27:4. The verse is read as a whole, so these pairings describe the verse context rather than isolate each term's exact English correspondence.