Strong H4686H4686Bמְצוּדָה
fortress
One of the 2 senses of Strong H4686
- Transliteration
- mâtsûd metsûdâh metsûdâh
- Pronunciation
- {maw-tsood'} {mets-oo-daw'} mets-oo-daw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Feminine)
Definition
STEP sense: fortress
Exact lexical definition: fastness
Part of speech: noun
BDB context: מְצוּדָה n.f . fastness , stronghold
General definition
From H4685; a {net} or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness: - {castle} {defence} fort ({-ress}) (strong) {hold} be {hunted} {net} {snare} strong place.
In the Bible
Strong H4686B appears in 16 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hold7
- fortress5
- castle1
- defence1
- fort1
- place1
First verses
- 1 Samuel 22:4And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
- 1 Samuel 22:5And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
- 1 Samuel 24:22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.
- 2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
- 2 Samuel 5:9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
- 2 Samuel 5:17But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
- 2 Samuel 22:2And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
- 2 Samuel 23:14And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth–lehem.
- 1 Chronicles 11:5And 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.
- 1 Chronicles 11:16And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Beth–lehem.
- Job 39:28She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
- Psalms 31:2Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
- Psalms 71:3Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
- Psalms 91:2I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
- Psalms 144:2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.