Lexical Definition

‎דּוּרָא‎ Dûwrâʼ (doo-raw') Dura ^N:N--L
(Aramaic) probably from ‎דּוּר‎; circle or dwelling

Dura.

• § Dura = "dwelling"
• Dura, a place in Babylonia

1) a place in Babylonia where Nebuchadnezzar set up the golden image, site uncertain

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎דּוּרָא‎ proper name, of a location near Babylonia, only ‎׳‎‎בִּקְעַת ד‎ Dan 3:1, ᵐ5. τοῦ περιβόλου (Syro-Hex. περίβολον), Θ Δεειρα; Dûru is name of several places in Babylonia Dl^{Par. 216}; Baer^{Dn. p. x}, compare Andr^{M 58}*; Hoffm^{Pers. Märtyrer 164 f.}; name of small river and mounds Opp^{Expéd. i. 238 f.} (see Dr); improbably explained as = zôr, depression (name actually used of lower Euphrase and Tigris valleys) by Wetzst^{De Jes:3 701 f.}; Babylonian dûru = wall.

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Dura • A plain in Babylon where Nebuchadnezzar set up a statue.

Dura, a plain in the province of Babylon where King Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden statue (Daniel 3:1).

• A location near Babylon בָּבֶל only mentioned at Dan.3.1;
• only referred to as Dura דּוּרָא.
  

Dura was a plain located in the province of Babylon, mentioned in the book of Daniel. It was the site where King Nebuchadnezzar set up a large golden statue and commanded all the people to worship it (Daniel 3:1). The exact location of the plain of Dura is unknown, but it was likely situated near the city of Babylon. The name "Dura" is of Akkadian origin and means "walled place" or "fortress." Nebuchadnezzar's decision to erect the statue in Dura may have been influenced by the plain's proximity to Babylon and its suitability for large gatherings. It was in Dura that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow down to the statue and were consequently thrown into a fiery furnace, from which they were miraculously delivered by God (Daniel 3:8-30).

All entries for Dura: דּוּרָא