Bozrah — the meaning of the Hebrew name בׇּצְרָה

בׇּצְרָה

Botsrâh · pronounced bots-raw' · Strong's H1224 · a place

Bozrah means Botsrah, a place in Edom.

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בׇּצְרָה botsrâh (the same as, H1223) — an enclosure, i.e. sheep fold open in the lexicon ›

the same as H1223; Botsrah, a place in Edom.

Gen 36:33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. (KJV)

8 occurrences in 8 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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