עֲזָרָה
a.za.rah
enclosure
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word "עֲזָרָה" (aza-rah) appears 9 times in the Hebrew Bible, and its primary definition is an "enclosure" or a enclosed space. This can be a walled area or a fenced-in space, used for a variety of purposes. The word's usage is broad, suggesting that an enclosure can be a temporary or permanent structure. In some instances, it may imply a sense of safety or security, such as a place of refuge. The word is used in contexts that describe places for storing objects, containing an area for a specific purpose, or defining boundaries. Given the word's definition and frequency of use, it's clear that an enclosed space was an important aspect of ancient Hebrew culture and daily life. This could have referred to anything from a private courtyard to a communal storage area, highlighting the significance of spatial organization and control in the community.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences across the text
From the bottom on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the width one cubit; and from the lesser ledge to the greater ledge shall be four cubits, and the width a cubit.
Ezekiel 43:14From the bottom on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the width one cubit; and from the lesser ledge to the greater ledge shall be four cubits, and the width a cubit.
Ezekiel 43:14From the bottom on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the width one cubit; and from the lesser ledge to the greater ledge shall be four cubits, and the width a cubit.
Ezekiel 43:17The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and its bottom shall be a cubit around; and its steps shall look toward the east.”
Ezekiel 43:20You shall take of its blood, and put it on its four horns, and on the four corners of the ledge, and on the border all around. You shall cleanse it and make atonement for it that way.
Ezekiel 45:19The priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it on the door posts of the house, and on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the posts of the gate of the inner court.
2 Chronicles 4:9Furthermore he made the court of the priests, the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with bronze.
2 Chronicles 4:9Furthermore he made the court of the priests, the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with bronze.
2 Chronicles 6:13(for Solomon had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the middle of the court; and he stood on it, and knelt down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven)