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. 1 Samuel 22:4
    And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
  2. 1 Samuel 22:5
    And 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.
  3. 1 Samuel 24:22
    And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.
  4. 2 Samuel 5:7
    Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
  5. 2 Samuel 5:9
    So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
  6. 2 Samuel 5:17
    But 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.
  7. 2 Samuel 22:2
    And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
  8. 2 Samuel 23:14
    And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth–lehem.
  9. 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.
  10. 1 Chronicles 11:16
    And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Beth–lehem.
  11. Job 39:28
    She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
  12. Psalms 18:2
    The 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.
  13. Psalms 31:2
    Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
  14. Psalms 71:3
    Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
  15. Psalms 91:2
    I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
  16. Psalms 144:2
    My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
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