Strong H4685H4685Aמָצוֹד

siegework

One of the 4 senses of Strong H4685

Transliteration: mâtsôd metsôdâh metsôdâh
Pronunciation: {maw-tsode'} {mets-o-daw'} mets-o-daw'
Morphology: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

STEP sense: siegework

Exact lexical definition: siege-works

Part of speech: noun

BDB context: [ מָצוֹד ] n.m . in pl., dub., usu. siege-works ;— Ec 9:14

General definition

From H6679; a net (for capturing animals or fishes); also (by interchange for H4679) a fastness or (besieging) tower: - {bulwark} {hold} {munition} {net} snare.

In the Bible

Strong H4685A appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

bulwark1

First verses

Ecclesiastes 9:14
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

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