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ṭīrā טִירָה ‘encampment’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine of an equivalent to ṭūr טוּר ‘row’
Roots: טור

ṭīrā n, f
1) encampment, battlement
 1a) encampment, tent camp
 1b) walled dwelling places, battlement (metaph.)
 1c) row (of stones)

Mentioned in Genesis 25:16 Numbers 31:10 Ezekiel 25:4, 46:23 Psalms 69:26 Song of Songs 8:9 1 Chronicles 6:39

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