Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #1224 - בָּצְרָה Botsrah ("fortress")

Original Word:	בָּצְרָה
Transliteration:	Botsrah
Definition:	"fortress", a city in Edom, also one in Moab
Part of Speech:	Proper Name Location
Phonetic Spelling:	(bots-raw')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Bozrah

The same as botsrah; Botsrah, a place in Edom -- Bozrah.

see HEBREW botsrah

Englishman's Concordance

Bozrah=“sheepfold” or “fortress”
1) a town in Edom
2) a town in Moab
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: the same as H1223

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. בָּצְרָהproper name, of a location 1.city of Edom (fortress; (see Palmyrene proper name, of a location בצרא Vog^{No. 22}ᵐ5βος(ς)ορρα; compare βοσορ; Lag^{Onom. Sacr. 102, 232, 2nd ed. 137, 247}=βοστρα) Genesis 36:33=1 Chronicles 1:44; Isaiah 34:6; Isaiah 63:1 (in both "" (ארץ) אדום) Jeremiah 49:13,22; Amos 1:12.

2of MoabJeremiah 48:24, probably=II.בֶּצֶר1; — on Micah 2:12 compare foregoing.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 1224. בָּצְרָה (Botsrah) — 8 Occurrences

Genesis 36:33
HEB:בֶּן־ זֶ֖רַח מִבָּצְרָֽה׃
NAS: of Zerah of Bozrah became king
KJV: of Zerah of Bozrah reigned
INT: the son of Zerah of Bozrah

1 Chronicles 1:44
HEB:בֶּן־ זֶ֖רַח מִבָּצְרָֽה׃
NAS: of Zerah of Bozrah became king
KJV: of Zerah of Bozrah reigned
INT: the son of Zerah of Bozrah

Isaiah 34:6
HEB:זֶ֤בַח לַֽיהוָה֙ בְּבָצְרָ֔ה וְטֶ֥בַח גָּד֖וֹל
NAS: has a sacrifice in Bozrah And a great
KJV: hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great
INT: sacrifice the LORD Bozrah slaughter great

Isaiah 63:1
HEB:חֲמ֤וּץ בְּגָדִים֙ מִבָּצְרָ֔ה זֶ֚ה הָד֣וּר
NAS: of glowing colors from Bozrah, This One
KJV: garments from Bozrah? this [that is] glorious
INT: of glowing garments Bozrah This is majestic

Jeremiah 48:24
HEB:קְרִיּ֖וֹת וְעַל־ בָּצְרָ֑ה וְעַ֗ל כָּל־
NAS: Kerioth, Bozrah and all
KJV: And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities
INT: Kerioth against Bozrah against and all

Jeremiah 49:13
HEB:וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה בָצְרָ֑ה וְכָל־ עָרֶ֥יהָ
NAS: the LORD, that Bozrah will become
KJV: the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation,
INT: curse will become Bozrah and all cities

Jeremiah 49:22
HEB:כְּנָפָ֖יו עַל־ בָּצְרָ֑ה וְֽ֠הָיָה לֵ֞ב
NAS: against Bozrah; and the hearts
KJV: his wings over Bozrah: and at that day
INT: his wings against Bozrah become and the hearts

Amos 1:12
HEB:וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנ֥וֹת בָּצְרָֽה׃ פ
NAS: the citadels of Bozrah.
KJV: the palaces of Bozrah.
INT: will consume the citadels of Bozrah

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