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Lexicon :: Strong's H4692 - māṣôr

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מָצוֹר
Transliteration
māṣôr
Pronunciation
maw-tsore'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1898a

Strong’s Definitions

מָצוֹר mâtsôwr, maw-tsore'; or מָצוּר mâtsûwr; from H6696; something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness:—besieged, bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress, siege, strong (hold), tower.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H4692 in the following manner: siege (13x), besieged (2x), strong (2x), besieged (with H935) (2x), bulwarks (1x), defence (1x), fenced (1x), fortress (1x), hold (1x), tower (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H4692 in the following manner: siege (13x), besieged (2x), strong (2x), besieged (with H935) (2x), bulwarks (1x), defence (1x), fenced (1x), fortress (1x), hold (1x), tower (1x).

  1. siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment, siege works

    1. siege

    2. enclosure, siege-works, rampart

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָצוֹר mâtsôwr, maw-tsore'; or מָצוּר mâtsûwr; from H6696; something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness:—besieged, bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress, siege, strong (hold), tower.
STRONGS H4692: Abbreviations
† מָצוֺר noun [masculine] siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment; — always מ׳ absolute, except construct מְצוֺר Ezekiel 4:7 suffix מְצוּרֶ֑ךָ Ezekiel 4:8; —
1. siege שָׂם עָלֵינוּ מ׳ Micah 4:14 [Micah 5:1] he hath laid siege to us, compare וְנָתַתָּ֫ עָלֶיהָ מ׳ Ezekiel 4:2; בּוֺא בַמּ׳ is come into a state of siege Deuteronomy 20:19; 2 Kings 24:10; 2 Kings 25:2; Jeremiah 52:5, compare וְהָֽיְתָה בַמּ׳ Ezekiel 4:3; יוֺשֶׁבֶת֯י בַּמּ׳ Jeremiah 10:17; מְצוֺר יְרו׳ Ezekiel 4:7 siege of Jerusalem, but also עַליְֿרו׳ מ׳ Zechariah 12:2; יְמֵי מ׳ of duration of siege Ezekiel 4:8; Ezekiel 5:2; מֵי מ׳ Nahum 3:14 water for a siege; in phrase וּבְמָצוֺק בְּמ׳ in the siege and stress Deuteronomy 28:53,55,57; Jeremiah 19:9.
2. enclosure, i.e. siege-works Deuteronomy 20:20; late = ram-part Zechariah 9:3, עִיר מ׳ entrenched city Psalm 31:22 [Psalm 31:21] (al. besieged), Psalm 60:11 [Psalm 60:9] (|| Psalm 108:11 מִבְצָר ע׳), compare 2 Chronicles 8:5; עָרִים לְמ׳ 2 Chronicles 11:5, בִּירוּשָׁלַם ישְׁבִים בְּמ׳ 2 Chronicles 32:10; מ׳ Habakkuk 2:1 according to most (|| מִשְׁמֶרֶת); but We derives from נצר, i.e. watch-tower, Now conjectures מִצְפֶּה (compare וַאֲצַפֶּה following); > Buhl conjectures H4693 מְצָד___ מ׳ proper name, of a territory.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

20:19; 20:20; 28:53; 28:55; 28:57

2 Kings

24:10; 25:2

2 Chronicles

8:5; 11:5; 32:10

Psalms

31:21; 60:9

Jeremiah

10:17; 19:9; 52:5

Ezekiel

4:2; 4:3; 4:7; 4:7; 4:8; 4:8; 5:2

Micah

5:1

Nahum

3:14

Habakkuk

2:1

Zechariah

9:3; 12:2

H4692

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Strong's Number H4692 matches the Hebrew מָצוֹר (māṣôr),
which occurs 26 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:19 -

“When you besiege a city for [fn]a long time, making war against it in order to capture it, you shall not destroy its [fruit-bearing] trees by swinging an axe against them; for you may eat from them, and you shall not cut them down. For is the tree of the field a man, that it should be besieged (destroyed) by you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:20 - “Only the trees which you know are not [fn]fruit trees shall you destroy and cut down, so that you may build [fn]siegeworks against the city that is making war with you until it falls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:53

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:53 - “Then you will eat the offspring of your own body [to avoid starvation], the flesh of your sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, during the siege and the misery by which your enemy will oppress you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:55

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:55 - so that he will not give even one of them any of the flesh of his children [fn]which he will eat, [fn]because he has nothing else left, during the siege and the misery by which your enemy will oppress you in all your cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:57

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:57 - and toward her afterbirth that comes from between her legs and toward the children whom she bears; for she will eat them secretly for lack of anything else, during the siege and the misery by which your enemy will oppress you in your cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 24:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:10 -

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:2 - The city came under siege [for nearly two years] until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:5 - He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars [to lock the gates];

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:5 -

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built [fortified] cities for defense in Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:10 - “Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, ‘In what do you trust that you are remaining in Jerusalem under siege?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:21 -

Blessed be the LORD,

For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:9 -

Who will bring me into the besieged city [of Petra]?

Who will lead me to Edom?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:17 -

Gather up your bundle [of goods] from the ground,

You who live under siege.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:9 - “And I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and their daughters, and each one will eat one another’s flesh during the siege and distress brought by their enemies and those who seek their lives.”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:5 - So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:2 - “Then lay siege against it, build a siege wall, raise a ramp against it; set up [enemy] camps and place battering rams all around it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:3 - “Further, take an iron plate and place it as an iron wall between you and the city, and set your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This is a sign to the house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:7 - “Then you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:8 - “Now behold, I will put ropes on you so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have completed the days of your siege.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:2 - “You shall burn one third with fire in the center of the city, when the days of the siege are completed. Then you shall take one third and strike it with the sword all around the city, and one third you shall scatter to the wind; and I will unsheathe a sword behind them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:1 -

“Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops;

A state of siege has been placed against us.

They shall strike the ruler of Israel on the cheek with a rod (scepter).

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:12 -

It shall be a day when [fn]the Gentiles will come to you

From Assyria and from the cities of Egypt,

And from Egypt even to the river Euphrates,

From sea to sea and from mountain to mountain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:14 -

Draw water for a [long, continued] siege!

Strengthen your fortresses!

Go down to the clay pits, trample the mortar!

Prepare the brick kiln [to burn bricks for the rampart]!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:1 -

I will stand at my guard post

And station myself on the tower;

And I will keep watch to see what He will say to me,

And what answer I will give [as His spokesman] when I am reproved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:3 -

For Tyre built herself an [impregnable] stronghold [on an island offshore],

And she has heaped up silver like dust

And gold like the mire of the streets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:2 - “Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling (staggering) to all the surrounding peoples; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah.
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