טִירָה
ṭîrâ
encampment
Strong's H2918NounHebrewTWOT 798b

טִירָה (ṭîrâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning encampment. It appears 7 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2918).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 798b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 798b)encampment, battlement; wall, fortress, hamlet; castle, habitation, palace, row
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

טִירָה noun, feminine: encampment, battlement

Strong's H2918 טִירָה: a wall; hence, a fortress or a hamlet
KJV:(goodly) castle, habitation, palace, row.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 798: טוּר ṭûr — go, hover about, approach, limit, border

See it in Scripture

Genesis 25:16Numbers 31:10Song of Solomon 8:9

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