# בִּירָה (birah)

Israeli respelling: bi-rah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H1002. 16 Old Testament occurrences.

a castle or palace

King James renderings: palace.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/birah-h1002

## Occurrences

- [1 Chronicles 29:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/29/1) — Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the wor…
- [1 Chronicles 29:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/29/19) — And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and…
- [Nehemiah 1:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/1/1) — The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
- [Nehemiah 2:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/2/8) — And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which apperta…
- [Nehemiah 7:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/7/2) — That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above…
- [Esther 1:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/1/2) — That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
- [Esther 1:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/1/5) — And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and sm…
- [Esther 2:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/2/3) — And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shusha…
- [Esther 2:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/2/5) — Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamit…
- [Esther 2:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/2/8) — So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the pal…
- [Esther 3:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/3/15) — The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat do…
- [Esther 8:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/8/14) — So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at…
- [Esther 9:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/9/6) — And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
- [Esther 9:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/9/11) — On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
- [Esther 9:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/9/12) — And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Hama…
- [Daniel 8:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/8/2) — And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in…