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Dura

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(circle). A plain of Babylon (Dan. 3:1¹Nebuchadnezzar 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, in the province of Babylon. (Daniel 3:1)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Plain in the province of Babylon, where Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image was set up (Dan. 3:1¹Nebuchadnezzar 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, in the province of Babylon. (Daniel 3:1)). Perhaps the same as Duair, S. E. of Babylon.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1757 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Duwra’

Phonic:

doo-raw’

Meaning:

(Aramaic) probably from 1753; circle or dwelling; Dura, a place in Babylonia

KJV Usage:

Dura

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

habitation

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

In roundness; circle or dwelling:―a plain of Babylon, Dan. 3:1. {Rotunditate}