1. Bozrah (Edomite city) — Proper noun designating Bozrah (בָּצְרָה), a major city of Edom, identified with modern Buseirah in southern Jordan. The name means 'fortress' (related to בָּצַר, 'to fortify'). Appears as the home of Jobab son of Zerah, an Edomite king (Gen 36:33; 1 Chr 1:44), as a target of divine judgment against Edom (Isa 34:6, 63:1; Jer 49:13, 22; Amos 1:12), and in Jeremiah's oracle against Moab (Jer 48:24, though possibly a different Bozrah in Moab). All 8 occurrences across various prepositional constructions (בְּבָצְרָה 'in Bozrah,' מִבָּצְרָה 'from Bozrah,' absolute בָּצְרָה) refer to the same toponym. Multilingual glosses are consistent: Arabic بُصْرَة/بَصْرَةَ, Korean 보스라, Hindi बोस्रा, Spanish Botsrah/Bosra, German Bozra. 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"]
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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.