Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4694
מְצוּרָה
me.tsu.rah · “fortress”
Used 8 times across 3 books
Definition
1) siege-works, stronghold, rampart
1a) siege-works
1b) rampart
1a) siege-works
1b) rampart
Where it appears
2 Chronicles6
Isaiah1
Nahum1
In the text
2 Chronicles 11:10And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.2 Chronicles 11:11And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.2 Chronicles 11:23And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.2 Chronicles 12:4And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.2 Chronicles 14:5Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.2 Chronicles 21:3And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.Isaiah 29:3And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.Nahum 2:2For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
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