Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
encampment
Usage: 1) encampment, battlement 1a) encampment, tent camp 1b) walled dwelling places, battlement (metaph.) 1c) row (of stones)
Strong's Number
H2918
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
6
Strong's H2918 Quick Answer
Strong's H2918 טִּירָה (tiyrah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tiyrah (tee-raw') n-f. 1. a wall 2. (hence) a fortress or a hamlet It has 7 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include their, goodly, habitation, and wall. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- tiyrah (tee-raw') n-f. 1. a wall 2. (hence) a fortress or a hamlet
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- their, goodly, habitation, and wall
Meaning and Definition
tiyrah (tee-raw') n-f. 1. a wall 2. (hence) a fortress or a hamlet [feminine of (an equivalent to) H2905] KJV: (goodly) castle, habitation, palace, row. Root(s): H2905
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2918. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2918 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tiyrah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H2918 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2918 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2918 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2918.
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
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.
Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.
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.
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.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2918, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H2918 FAQ
What does tirah (טִירָה) mean?
Tirah (Strong's H2918) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "wall". tiyrah (tee-raw') n-f. 1. a wall 2. (hence) a fortress or a hamlet
How many times is tirah (טִירָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H2918 across 6 books.
Where can I study tirah (טִירָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2918 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate tirah (טִירָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as their, goodly, habitation, and wall. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.