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Lexicon :: Strong's H4694 - mᵊṣûrâ

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מְצוּרָה
Transliteration
mᵊṣûrâ
Pronunciation
mets-oo-raw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1898b

Strong’s Definitions

מְצוּרָה mᵉtsûwrâh, mets-oo-raw'; or מְצֻרָה mᵉtsurâh; feminine of H4692; a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortification:—fenced (city, fort, munition, strong hold.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H4694 in the following manner: fenced (5x), strong holds (1x), forts (1x), munitions (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H4694 in the following manner: fenced (5x), strong holds (1x), forts (1x), munitions (1x).

  1. siege-works, stronghold, rampart

    1. siege-works

    2. rampart

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְצוּרָה mᵉtsûwrâh, mets-oo-raw'; or מְצֻרָה mᵉtsurâh; feminine of H4692; a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortification:—fenced (city, fort, munition, strong hold.
STRONGS H4694: Abbreviations
† מְצוּרָה noun feminine siege-works, rampart; — absolute מ׳ Nahum 2:2; 2 Chronicles 14:5; plural מְצוּרוֺת 2 Chronicles 11:11 +, מְצֻרֹת Isaiah 29:3, etc.; —
1. siege-works Isaiah 29:3.
2. rampart נָצוֺר מ׳ Nahum 2:2 guard the rampart ! (|| דֶרֶך צַפֵּה; We Now derive from נצר, i.e. keep watch !), 2 Chronicles 11:11, עָרֵי מְצוּרָה 2 Chronicles 14:5 fortified cities, so עָרַי (הַ)מְצוּרוֺת 2 Chronicles 14:10; 2 Chronicles 14:23; 2 Chronicles 12:4; 21:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Chronicles

11:11; 11:11; 12:4; 14:5; 14:5; 14:10; 21:3

Isaiah

29:3; 29:3

Nahum

2:2; 2:2

H4694

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Strong's Number H4694 matches the Hebrew מְצוּרָה (mᵊṣûrâ),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:10 - Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and Benjamin, fortified cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:11 - And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:23 - He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the territories of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city; and he gave them provisions in abundance. He also sought many wives for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:4 - And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:6 - And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest; he had no war in those years, because the LORD had given him rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 21:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:3 - Their father gave them great gifts of silver and gold and precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:3 - I will encamp against you all around,
I will lay siege against you with a mound,
And I will raise siegeworks against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:1 - He who scatters[fn] has come up before your face.
Man the fort!
Watch the road!
Strengthen your flanks!
Fortify your power mightily.
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