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Lexicon :: Strong's H4686 - māṣûḏ

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מָצוּד
Transliteration
māṣûḏ
Pronunciation
maw-tsood'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1885g,1885i

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: מצוד (Strongs and Gesenius) מצודה (Strongs and Gesenius) מצדה (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

מָצוּד mâtsûwd, maw-tsood'; or (feminine) מְצוּדָה mᵉtsûwdâh; or מְצֻדָה mᵉtsudâh; for H4685; a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness:—castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H4686 in the following manner: fortress (6x), hold (6x), snare (2x), strong hold (1x), castle (1x), net (1x), strong place (1x), hunted (1x), strong hold (1x), fort (1x), defence (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H4686 in the following manner: fortress (6x), hold (6x), snare (2x), strong hold (1x), castle (1x), net (1x), strong place (1x), hunted (1x), strong hold (1x), fort (1x), defence (1x).

  1. net, prey, net prey

    1. net

    2. prey

  2. fastness, stronghold

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָצוּד mâtsûwd, maw-tsood'; or (feminine) מְצוּדָה mᵉtsûwdâh; or מְצֻדָה mᵉtsudâh; for H4685; a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness:—castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.
STRONGS H4686: Abbreviations
† I. מְצוּדָה noun feminine net, prey; — absolute מ׳ Ezekiel 13:21; Psalm 66:11; suffix מְצוּדָתִי Ezekiel 12:13; Ezekiel 17:20; —
1. net, in figureof י׳'s judgment, Ezekiel 12:13; Ezekiel 17:20 (both || H7568 רֶשֶׁת), Psalm 66:11.
2. prey Ezekiel 13:21 (figurative).

† II. מְצוּדָה noun feminine fastness, stronghold; — absolute מ׳ 1 Samuel 22:4 +, מְצֻדֶה 2 Samuel 5:9, construct מְצֻדַת 2 Samuel 5:7; suffix מְצוּדָתִי Psalm 18:3 + [Psalm 18:2], מְצֻדָתִי 2 Samuel 22:2; plural מְצוּדוֺת Psalm 31:3 [Psalm 31:2]; — fastness of David, 1 Samuel 22:4, 5; 1 Samuel 24:23 (Gi 1 Samuel 24:22) 2 Samuel 5:17; 2 Samuel 23:14 = 1 Chronicles 11:16; read also מְצֻדַת עֲדֻלָּם 1 Samuel 22:1; 2 Samuel 23:13; 1 Chronicles 11:15, for MT מְעָדַת (see מְעָרָה); of Jerusalem, מְצֻדַת צִיּוֺן 2 Samuel 5:7 = 1 Chronicles 11:5, compare 2 Samuel 5:9; home of eagle Job 39:28 (+ שֶׁןסֶֿלַע); elsewhere figurative of י׳ Psalm 18:3 [Psalm 18:2] = 2 Samuel 22:2; Psalm 31:4 [Psalm 31:3]; Psalm 71:3 (all + סַלְעִי), Psalm 91:2 (+ מַחְסִי), Psalm 144:2 (+חַסְדִּי, but this dubious, Krochm Gr Che חִסְנִי, Dy חִזְקִ, Du סַלְעִי; possibly is מַתְסִי); also כֵּית מְצוּדוֺת Psalm 31:8.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

22:1; 22:4; 22:4; 22:5; 24:22

2 Samuel

5:7; 5:7; 5:9; 5:9; 5:17; 22:2; 22:2; 23:13; 23:14

1 Chronicles

11:5; 11:15; 11:16

Job

39:28

Psalms

18:2; 18:2; 31:2; 31:3; 31:8; 66:11; 66:11; 71:3; 91:2; 144:2

Ezekiel

12:13; 12:13; 13:21; 13:21; 17:20; 17:20

H4686

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4686 matches the Hebrew מָצוּד (māṣûḏ),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:4 - And he persuaded [fn]the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him continually, while David was in the hold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:5 - And Gad the prophet said to David, Dwell not in the hold: go, and thou shalt enter the land of Juda. So David went, and came and dwelt in the city of Saric.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:22 - (LXX 24:23) So David swore to Saul: and Saul departed to his place, and David and his men went up to [fn]the strong-hold of Messera.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:7 - And David took first the hold of Sion: this is the city of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:9 - And David dwelt in the hold, and it was called the city of David, and he built the city itself round about from the citadel, and he built his own house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:17 - And the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over Israel; and all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the strong hold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:2 - And the song was thus: O Lord, my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:14 - And David was then in the strong hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:5 - Thou shalt not enter in hither. But he took the strong hold of Sion: this is the city of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:16 - And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:6 - Know then that it is the Lord that has troubled me, and has raised his bulwark against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:28 - on a crag of a rock, and in a secret place?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:2 - (LXX 17:3) The Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; my God is my helper, I will hope in him; he is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:2 - (LXX 30:3) Incline thine ear to me; make haste to rescue me: be thou to me for a protecting God, and for a house of refuge to save me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:3 - (LXX 30:4) For thou art my strength and my refuge; and thou shalt guide me for thy name's sake, and maintain me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11 - (LXX 65:11) Thou broughtest us into the snare; thou laidest afflictions on our back.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:3 - (LXX 70:3) Be to me a protecting God, and a strong hold to save me: for thou art my fortress and my refuge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:2 - (LXX 90:2) He shall say to the Lord, Thou art my helper and my refuge: my God; I will hope in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:2 - (LXX 143:2) My mercy, and my refuge; my helper, and my deliverer; my protector, in whom I have trusted; who subdues my people under me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:13 - And I will spread out my net upon him, and he shall be caught in my toils: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; but he shall not see it, though he shall die there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:21 - And I will tear your kerchiefs, and will rescue my people out of your hand, and they shall no longer be in your hands to be confounded; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:20 - And I will spread a net upon him, and he shall be caught in its snare.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:27 - As I live, surely they that are in the desolate places shall fall by swords, and they that are in the open plain shall be given for food to the wild beasts of the field, and them that are in the fortified cities and them that are in the caves I will slay with pestilence.
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