טִירָה ṭîyrâh
Meaning
a wall; hence, a fortress or a hamlet
In the King James Version: (goodly) castle, habitation, palace, row.
Derivation: feminine of (an equivalent to) H2905 (טוּר);
Where it is used
- Genesis 25:16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.
- Numbers 31:10 Then they burned all the cities where the Midianites had lived, as well as all their encampments,
- 1 Chronicles 6:54 Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:
- Psalms 69:25 May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.
- Song of Solomon 8:9 If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
- Ezekiel 25:4 therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.
- Ezekiel 46:23 Around the inside of each of the four courts was a row of masonry with ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides.