Strong H4693מָצוֹר
Egypt
- Transliteration
- mâtsôr
- Pronunciation
- maw-tsore'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
The same as H4692 in the sense of a limit;
Egypt (as the border of Palestine): - besieged {places} {defence} fortified.
Egypt (as the border of Palestine): - besieged {places} {defence} fortified.
Detailed definition
Egypt, a powerful nation where the Israelites were enslaved until God delivered them in the Exodus.
In the biblical story
Egypt
Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus
Egypt, a powerful nation where the Israelites were enslaved until God delivered them in the Exodus.
In the Bible
Strong H4693 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- place2
- defence1
- fortified1
- fortress1
First verses
- 2 Kings 19:24I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
- Isaiah 19:6And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
- Isaiah 37:25I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
- Micah 7:12In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.