H1224 H1224
Bozrah — a fortified city of Edom (and possibly Moab), a symbol of divine judgment in prophetic literature.
A place name meaning 'fortress' (from batsar, 'to fortify'), identifying the chief city of Edom, modern Buseirah in southern Jordan. In Genesis 36:33 it is the home of the Edomite king Jobab, and in the prophets it becomes a powerful symbol of God's judgment against Edom (Isa 34:6; 63:1; Jer 49:13, 22; Amos 1:12). Jeremiah 48:24 applies the name to a Moabite city, possibly the same as Bezer. Spanish Bosra and French Botsra preserve the Semitic consonants, while German and French bracketed forms reflect the prepositional phrases 'in Bozrah' and 'from Bozrah' found in the Hebrew text.
Senses
1. Bozrah (Edomite city) — Proper noun for Bozrah, the principal city of Edom, meaning 'fortress.' It appears as the hometown of Edomite royalty (Gen 36:33 = 1 Chr 1:44) and as a prophetic target of divine wrath — Isaiah 34:6 pictures YHWH's sacrifice there, and Isaiah 63:1 envisions him coming from Bozrah with garments stained crimson. In Jeremiah 48:24 the name may designate a different Moabite site. Spanish Bosra and English Bozrah are the standard renderings across all eight occurrences. 8×
AR["بَصْرَةَ","بَصْرَةُ","بُصْرَةَ","فِي-بُصْرَةَ","مِنْ-بُصْرَة","مِنْ-بُصْرَةَ"]·ben["বসরা","বসরায়","বসরার","বস্রা-থেকে","বস্রার"]·DE["[בבצרה]","[בצרה]","[מבצרה]","von-Bozra"]·EN["Botsrah","Bozrah","from-Botsrah","from-Bozrah","in-Botsrah"]·FR["Botsra","[בבצרה]","[מבצרה]","dans-la-détresse","de-Bozrah"]·heb["ב-בצרה","בצרה","מ-בצרה"]·HI["बासरा-से","बासराह-से","बोस्रा","बोस्रा-के।","बोस्रा-से","बोस्राह-में"]·ID["Bozra","dari-Bosra","dari-Bozra","di-Bozra"]·IT["Bozra","[בצרה]","[מבצרה]","da-Bozra","da-Bozrah","in-Bozra"]·jav["Bozra","amargi","saking-Bosra","saking-Bozra"]·KO["보스라","보스라가","보스라를","보스라의","봓7라에서","에-보스라에","에서-보스라"]·PT["Botsrah","de-Botsrah","em-Botsrah"]·RU["Боцра","Боцрой","Боцру","Боцры","в-Боцре","из-Боцры"]·ES["Bosra","Botsrah","de-Bosra","de-Botsra","de-Botsrah","en-Bosra"]·SW["Bosra","Botsra","katika-Bosra","kutoka-Bosra"]·TR["-dan","Bosra'nın","Botsra'dan","Botsrah","Botsrah'dan","Botsrah'nın","Bozra'da"]·urd["بصرہ","بصرہ-سے","بصرہ-میں","بصرہ-کے","سے-بصرہ"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. בָּצְרָה n.pr.loc. 1. city of Edom (fortress; (v. Palm. n.pr.loc. בצרא VogNo. 22 𝔊 βοσ(σ)ορρα; cf. βοσορ; LagOnom. Sacr. 102, 232, 2nd ed. 137, 247 = βοστρα) Gn 36:33 = 1 Ch 1:44 Is 34:6; 63:1 (in both ‖ אדום (ארץ)) Je 49:13, 22 Am 1:12. 2. of Moab Je 48:24, prob. = ii. בֶּצֶר 1;—on Mi 2:12 cf. foregoing.