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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Castle

[FENCED CITIES CITIES]

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A military fortress (1 Chronicles 11:7), also probably a kind of tower used by the priests for making known anything discovered at a distance (1 Chronicles 6:54). Castles are also mentioned (Genesis 25:16) as a kind of watch-tower, from which shepherds kept watch over their flocks by night. The "castle" into which the chief captain commanded Paul to be brought was the quarters of the Roman soldiers in the fortress of Antonia (so called by Herod after his patron Mark Antony), which was close to the north-west corner of the temple (Acts 21:34), which it commanded.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress.

2. (n.) Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.

3. (n.) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.

4. (n.) A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.

5. (v. i.) To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CASTLE

kas'-'-l.

See FORTIFICATION.

Greek

3925. parembole -- to put in beside or between, interpose
... parembole Phonetic Spelling: (par-em-bol-ay') Short Definition: a camp, barracks,
army in battle array Definition: a camp, fort, castle, barracks, army in ...
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3794. ochuroma -- a stronghold, fortress
... stronghold. From a remote derivative of echo (meaning to fortify, through the idea
of holding safely); a castle (figuratively, argument) -- stronghold. ...
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4444. purgos -- a tower
... word Definition a tower NASB Word Usage tower (4). tower. Apparently a primary word
("burgh"); a tower or castle -- tower. (purgon) -- 3 Occurrences. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1002. birah -- a castle, palace
... birah. 1003 . a castle, palace. Transliteration: birah Phonetic Spelling:
(bee-raw') Short Definition: citadel. ... Of foreign origin; a castle or palace -- palace ...
/hebrew/1002.htm - 5k

1003b. biretha -- a castle
... a castle. Transliteration: biretha Short Definition: fortress. Word Origin (Aramaic)
corresponding to birah Definition a castle NASB Word Usage fortress (1). ...
/hebrew/1003b.htm - 5k

759. armon -- a citadel
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a citadel NASB Word Usage castle
(1), citadel (2), citadels (13), fortified buildings (1), fortified towers (1 ...
/hebrew/759.htm - 6k

4686. matsuwd -- net, prey
... 4685d, 4686. matsuwd. 4686a . net, prey. Transliteration: matsuwd Phonetic
Spelling: (maw-tsood') Short Definition: castle. castle ...
/hebrew/4686.htm - 5k

1003. biyraniyth -- a fortress, fortified place
... a fortress, fortified place. Transliteration: biyraniyth Phonetic Spelling:
(bee-raw-neeth') Short Definition: castle. castle From biyrah; a fortress -- castle. ...
/hebrew/1003.htm - 5k

2918. tirah -- encampment, battlement
... goodly castle, habitation, palace, row. Feminine of (an equivalent to) tuwr; a wall;
hence, a fortress or a hamlet -- (goodly) castle, habitation, palace, row. ...
/hebrew/2918.htm - 6k

4026. migdal -- a tower
... Word Origin from gadal Definition a tower NASB Word Usage banks (1), podium (1),
Tower (8), tower (23), towers (14), watchtower (2). castle, flower, tower. ...
/hebrew/4026.htm - 6k

4679. metsad -- fastness, a stronghold
... Word Origin from tsud Definition fastness, a stronghold NASB Word Usage impregnable
(1), stronghold (3), strongholds (7). castle, fort, strong hold, munition. ...
/hebrew/4679.htm - 6k

2038. Harmon -- a place name
... palace. From the same as Horam; a castle (from its height) -- palace. see HEBREW
Horam. 2037, 2038. Harmon. 2039 . Strong's Numbers.
/hebrew/2038.htm - 6k

4013. mibtsar -- fortification
... 11:15) mibtsarah {mib-tsaw-raw'}; from batsar; a fortification, castle, or fortified
city; figuratively, a defender -- (de-, most) fenced, fortress, (most ...
/hebrew/4013.htm - 6k

Library

The Interior Castle, or The Mansions
The Interior Castle, or The Mansions. <. The Interior Castle, or The Mansions
Teresa of Avila. St. Zimmerman, Benedict (Editor) Table of Contents. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/teresa/the interior castle or the mansions/

At Dover Castle
... Chapter 10. Retirement in Paddington; Wesley Slandered; Premonitions; A Dream At
Dover Castle. ... We afterwards walked up to the castle, on the top of a mountain. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/wesley/the journal of john wesley/at dover castle.htm

The Interior Castle or the Mansions by St. Teresa Ihs
The Interior Castle, or The Mansions. <. ... THE INTERIOR CASTLE OR
THE MANSIONS BY ST. TERESA IHS. THIS TREATISE, STYLED ...
/.../teresa/the interior castle or the mansions/the interior castle or the.htm

Preaches in Oxford Castle
... Chapter 2. Troubles in Georgia; Return to England; Peter Bohler; "I Felt my
Heart Strangely Warmed" Preaches in Oxford Castle. Thursday ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/preaches in oxford castle.htm

Wesley at Corfe Castle
... Chapter 17. Wesley Arrested; A Terrible Ride; A Methodist Isaac Newton;
Wesley and the American War Wesley at Corfe Castle. Monday ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/wesley at corfe castle.htm

The Earl of Desmond's Castle
... Chapter 16. Windsor Park; Wesley as Art Critic; Glasgow and Perth; At 70, Wesley
Preaches to 30,000 People The Earl of Desmond's Castle. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/the earl of desmonds castle.htm

Among the Orderlies at the Castle was one David...
... CHAPTER 14 Among the orderlies at the castle was one David? Among the
orderlies at the castle was one David, a young Jew, whose ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 14 among the orderlies.htm

Knox in St. Andrews Castle: the Galleys: 1547-1549
... CHAPTER III: KNOX IN ST. ANDREWS CASTLE: THE GALLEYS: 1547-1549. We now take up
Knox where we left him: namely when Wishart was arrested in January 1546. ...
/.../lang/john knox and the reformation/chapter iii knox in st.htm

July 19. "Nevertheless, David Took the Castle of Zion" (I. Chron. ...
... JULY 19. "Nevertheless, David took the castle of Zion" (I. Chron. xi. 5).
"Nevertheless, David took the castle of Zion" (I. Chron. xi.5). ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /july 19 nevertheless david took.htm

The Interior Castle, or The Mansions
The Interior Castle, or The Mansions. <. ... Title Page. THE INTERIOR CASTLE OR.
THE MANSIONS. By. St. Teresa of Avila. Translated from the Autograph of St. ...
/.../teresa/the interior castle or the mansions/title page.htm

Thesaurus

Castle (26 Occurrences)
... The "castle" into which the chief captain commanded Paul to be brought was the quarters
of the Roman soldiers in the fortress of Antonia (so called by Herod ...
/c/castle.htm - 15k

Lysias (3 Occurrences)
... the citizenship (Acts 22:28), was a military tribune or chiliarch (ie leader of
1,000 men) in command of the garrison stationed in the castle overlooking the ...
/l/lysias.htm - 12k

Thyatira (4 Occurrences)
... and Mysia. Its modern name is Ak-hissar, ie, "white castle." Here was one
of the seven churches (Revelation 1:11; 2:18-28). Lydia ...
/t/thyatira.htm - 12k

Moab (162 Occurrences)
... preserved. The most interesting building at Kerak is the huge castle on the southern
side. ... base. The castle is then separated from the town. ...
/m/moab.htm - 62k

Claudius (3 Occurrences)
... the citizenship (Acts 22:28), was a military tribune or chiliarch (ie leader of
1,000 men) in command of the garrison stationed in the castle overlooking the ...
/c/claudius.htm - 15k

Kir (11 Occurrences)
... preserved. The most interesting building at Kerak is the huge castle on the southern
side. ... base. The castle is then separated from the town. ...
/k/kir.htm - 17k

Keep (4573 Occurrences)
... 25. (n.) That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically,
the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of ...
/k/keep.htm - 9k

Salchah (1 Occurrence)
... On a volcanic hill rising some 300 ft. above the town, in what must have been the
crater, stands the castle. ... The castle was probably built by the Romans. ...
/s/salchah.htm - 8k

Salcah (4 Occurrences)
... On a volcanic hill rising some 300 ft. above the town, in what must have been the
crater, stands the castle. ... The castle was probably built by the Romans. ...
/s/salcah.htm - 10k

Salecah (4 Occurrences)
... On a volcanic hill rising some 300 ft. above the town, in what must have been the
crater, stands the castle. ... The castle was probably built by the Romans. ...
/s/salecah.htm - 9k

Resources

What was the Diet of Worms? | GotQuestions.org

What is the Society of Jesus? Who are the Jesuits, and what do they believe? | GotQuestions.org

How can demonic strongholds be overcome? | GotQuestions.org

Castle: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Castle (26 Occurrences)

Luke 11:21
"Whenever a strong man, fully armed and equipped, is guarding his own castle, he enjoys peaceful possession of his property;
(WEY)

Acts 21:34
And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Acts 21:37
And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Acts 22:24
The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Acts 23:16
And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Acts 23:32
On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Kings 16:18
It happened, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,
(WEB JPS ASV)

2 Kings 15:25
Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, and struck him in Samaria, in the castle of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his place.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS)

1 Chronicles 11:5
And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
(KJV WBS)

1 Chronicles 11:7
And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
(KJV WBS)

Nehemiah 1:1
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
(See JPS)

Nehemiah 2:8
and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertains to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. The king granted me, according to the good hand of my God on me.
(WEB JPS ASV)

Nehemiah 7:2
that I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Esther 1:2
that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
(See JPS)

Esther 1:5
And when these days were fulfilled, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace.
(See JPS)

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 Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them;
(See JPS)

Esther 2:5
There was a certain Jew in Shushan the palace, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,
(See JPS)

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 palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
(See JPS)

Esther 3:15
The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.
(See JPS)

Esther 8:14
So the posts that rode upon swift steeds that were used in the king's service went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment; and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace.
(See JPS)

Esther 9:6
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
(See JPS)

Esther 9:11
On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
(See JPS)

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 Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
(See JPS)

Proverbs 18:19
A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Isaiah 25:2
For thou hast made of a city a heap, of a fortified city a ruin, a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
(See JPS)

Daniel 8:2
And I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in Shushan the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Castle

Castle for the Doctrine, "The House is My Castle"

Castle: A Tower

Castle: Bars of

Related Terms

Lysias (3 Occurrences)

Thyatira (4 Occurrences)

Moab (162 Occurrences)

Claudius (3 Occurrences)

Kir (11 Occurrences)

Keep (4573 Occurrences)