Dûwrâʼ — H1757
H1757 · Hebrew — דורא
Pronunciation: doo-raw'
Definition
locative proper noun
Dura, a place in Babylonia
- Dura = "dwelling"
- a place in Babylonia where Nebuchadnezzar set up the golden image, site uncertain
Usually translated as
Dura
Origin
(Aramaic) probably from H1753; circle or dwelling
Occurrences
Dûwrâʼ occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (1)
- Daniel 3:1 — Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura (דּוּרָ֔א), in the province of Babylon.
Strong's Lexicon — D