H4694Hebrew

מְצוּרָה

mᵉtsûwrâh(mets-oo-raw')
8 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word

Definition

From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)

Strong's Definition

a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortification

Translated in KJV as

fenced (city, fort, munition, strong hold.

Etymology

or מְצֻרָה; feminine of H4692 (מָצוֹר);

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