# בִּירָנִית (biranit)

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

Strong’s H1003. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

a fortress

King James renderings: castle.

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

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/biranit-h1003

## Occurrences

- [2 Chronicles 17:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/17/12) — And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
- [2 Chronicles 27:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/27/4) — Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.