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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 Box 1Sa 22:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:4 - and he leadeth them before the king of Moab, and they dwell with him all the days of David's being in the fortress.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:5 - And Gad the prophet saith unto David, 'Thou dost not abide in a fortress, go, and thou hast entered for thee the land of Judah;' and David goeth and entereth the forest of Hareth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:22 - And David sweareth to Saul, and Saul goeth unto his house, and David and his men have gone up unto the fortress.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:7 - And David captureth the fortress of Zion, it is the city of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:9 - And David dwelleth in the fortress, and calleth it -- City of David, and David buildeth round about, from Millo and inward,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:17 - And the Philistines hear that they have anointed David for king over Israel, and all the Philistines come up to seek David, and David heareth, and goeth down unto the fortress,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:2 - and he saith: 'Jehovah is my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:14 - and David is then in a fortress, and the station of the Philistines is then in Beth-Lehem,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:5 - And the inhabitants of Jebus say to David, 'Thou dost not come in hither;' and David captureth the fortress of Zion -- it is the city of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:16 - and David is then in the fortress, and the station of the Philistines is then in Beth-Lehem,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:6 - Know now, that God turned me upside down, And His net against me hath set round,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:28 - A rock he doth inhabit, Yea, he lodgeth on the tooth of a rock, and fortress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:2 - Jehovah is my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God is my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:2 - Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:3 - For my rock and my bulwark art Thou, For Thy name's sake lead me and tend me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11 - Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on our loins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:3 - Be to me for a rock -- a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark art Thou.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:2 - He is saying of Jehovah, 'My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:2 - My kind one, and my bulwark, My tower, and my deliverer, My shield, and in whom I have trusted, Who is subduing my people under me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:13 - And I have spread My net for him, and he hath been caught in My snare, and I have brought him in to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, and it he doth not see -- and there doth he die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:21 - And I have torn your kerchiefs, And delivered My people out of your hand, And they are no more in your hand for a prey, And ye have known that I am Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:20 - And I have spread out for him My snare, And he hath been caught in My net, And I have brought him in to Babylon, And pleaded with him there his trespass, That he hath trespassed against Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:27 - Thus dost thou say unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I live -- do not they who are in the wastes by the sword fall? And they who are on the face of the field, To the beast I have given for food, And they who are in strongholds and in caves by pestilence die.
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