בׇּצְרָהBotsrâh

proper name [of a location]: city of Edom

Pronunciation: bots-raw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1224

Meanings

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 36:33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place.
  • Isaiah 34:6 The sword of the Lord is drenched with blood and covered with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of rams prepared for sacrifice. Yes, the Lord will offer a sacrifice in the city of Bozrah. He will make a mighty slaughter in Edom.
  • Isaiah 63:1 Who is this who comes from Edom, from the city of Bozrah, with his clothing stained red? Who is this in royal robes, marching in his great strength? “It is I, the Lord, announcing your salvation! It is I, the Lord, who has the power to save!”
  • Jeremiah 48:24 on Kerioth and Bozrah— all the towns of Moab, far and near.
  • Jeremiah 49:13 For I have sworn by my own name,” says the Lord, “that Bozrah will become an object of horror and a heap of ruins; it will be mocked and cursed. All its towns and villages will be desolate forever.”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).