בִּירָה birah
Hebrew word for “palace” · Strong’s H1002 · used 16 times in 16 verses
Meaning
1) palace, castle; 2) temple; Aramaic equivalent: bi.ra (בִּירְתָא "citadel" H1001)
How it is translated
Glosses given for birah in context, with how often each is used:
- citadel 14
- temple 2
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esther | 10 | 3.3 | |
| Nehemiah | 3 | 0.6 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Daniel | 1 | 0.2 |
Chapters where it is used most
Esther 2 (3), Esther 9 (3), 1 Chronicles 29 (2), Esther 1 (2), Nehemiah 1 (1), Nehemiah 2 (1), Nehemiah 7 (1), Esther 3 (1), Esther 8 (1), Daniel 8 (1)
Forms
- הבירה 16
Words used with it
Words that share verses with birah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שׁוּשַׁן shushan “Susa” 12
- דָּת dat “law” 3
- מְדִינָה medinah “province” 3
- הֵגֵא hege “Hegai” 2
- יְהוּדִי yehudi “Jew” 3
- דָּחַף dachaph “to hasten” 2
- שָׁמַר shamar “to keep” 4
- הָרַג harag “to kill” 3
- אֶסְתֵּר ester “Esther” 2
- הָמָן haman “Haman” 2
- נַעֲרָה naarah “maiden” 2
- דָּבָר davar “word” 4
Key verses
The verses using birah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 1 Chronicles 29:1 — Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the…
- 1 Chronicles 29:19 — And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace,…
- Nehemiah 1:1 — The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
- Nehemiah 2:8 — And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house,…
- Nehemiah 7:2 — That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
- Esther 1:2 — That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
- Esther 2:3 — And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the…
- Esther 2:5 — Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
- Esther 3:15 — The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the…
- Esther 8:14 — So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
- Esther 9:12 — And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they…
- Daniel 8:2 — And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was…
See all 16 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.