Strong H4694מְצוּרָה

siege-works

Transliteration: metsûrâh metsûrâh
Pronunciation: {mets-oo-raw'} mets-oo-raw'
Morphology: Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

Definition

Feminine of H4692; a hemming {in} that {is} (objectively) a mound (of {siege}) or (subjectively) a rampart (of {protection}) (abstractly) fortification: - fenced (city6) {fort} {munition} strong hold.

Detailed definition

STEP sense: fortress

Exact lexical definition: siege-works

Part of speech: noun

BDB context: מְצוּרָה n.f . siege-works , rampart

In the Bible

Strong H4694 appears in 8 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

fenced5
fort1
hold1
munition1

First verses

2 Chronicles 11:10
And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
2 Chronicles 11:11
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
2 Chronicles 11:23
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
2 Chronicles 12:4
And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 14:6
And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the Lord had given him rest.
2 Chronicles 21:3
And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.
Isaiah 29:3
And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.
Nahum 2:1
He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.