H1002 בִּירָה
bîyrâh — a castle or palace
KJV: palace.
Occurs 16 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- בִּירָה n.f. castle, palace
- 1 of temple at Jerusalem
- 2 in these passages appar. means a fortress in the city bearing the same name
Where it occurs
- Esther 1:2 — in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Susa the palace,
- Esther 1:5 — When these days were fulfilled, the king made a seven day feast for all the people who were present in Susa the palace…
- Esther 2:3 — Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful…
- Esther 2:5 — There was a certain Jew in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of…
- Esther 2:8 — So, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together to the citadel…
- Esther 3:15 — The couriers went out in haste by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given out in the citadel of Susa. The king…
- Esther 8:14 — So the couriers who rode on royal horses went out, hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. The decree was…
- Esther 9:6 — In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
- Esther 9:11 — On that day, the number of those who were slain in the citadel of Susa was brought before the king.
- Esther 9:12 — The king said to Esther the queen, “The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in the citadel of Susa…