H4692 — מָצוֹר (mâtsôwr)

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Strong's H4692 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מָצוֹר (mâtsôwr)

Pronunciation: maw-tsore'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: or מָצוּר (mâtsûwr); from צוּר (tsûwr) [H6696];

Definition: something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness

KJV Renderings: besieged, bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress, siege, strong (hold), tower.

Senses

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

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G3794 ὀχύρωμα ochýrōma from a remote derivative of G2192 (meaning to fortify, through the idea of holding safely) a castle (figuratively, argument) stronghold
G4042 περιοχή periochḗ from G4023 a being held around, i.e. (concretely) a passage (of Scripture, as circumscribed) place
G4730 στενοχωρία stenochōría from a compound of G4728 and G5561 narrowness of room, i.e. (figuratively) calamity anguish, distress
G4928 συνοχή synochḗ from G4912 restraint, i.e. (figuratively) anxiety anguish, distress
G5482 χάραξ chárax from χαράσσω (charássō) (to sharpen to a point; akin to G1125 through the idea of scratching) a stake, i.e. (by implication) a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege) trench
H6696 צוּר tsûwr a primitive root to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile) adversary, assault, beset, besiege, bind (up), cast, distress, fashion, fortify, inclose, lay siege, put up in bags

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.