מָצוֹר
mâtsôwr(maw-tsore')
“something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness”
22 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness
Translated in KJV as
besiegedbulwarkdefencefencedfortresssiegestrong (hold)tower.
Etymology
or מָצוּר; from H6696 (צוּר);
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“Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shal…”