H4694 — מְצוּרָה (mᵉtsûwrâh)
Strong's H4694 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: מְצוּרָה (mᵉtsûwrâh)
Pronunciation: mets-oo-raw'
Morphology: n-f
Derivation: or מְצֻרָה (mᵉtsurâh); feminine of מָצוֹר (mâtsôwr) [H4692];
Definition: a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortification
KJV Renderings: fenced (city, fort, munition, strong hold.
Senses
- siege-works, stronghold, rampart
- siege-works
- rampart
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4444 | πύργος | pýrgos | apparently a primary word ("burgh") | a tower or castle | tower |
| G5038 | τεῖχος | teîchos | akin to the base of G5088 | a wall (as formative of a house) | wall |
| H4692 | מָצוֹר | mâtsôwr | or מָצוּר (mâtsûwr); from צוּר (tsûwr) H6696 | something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness | besieged, bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress, siege, strong (hold), tower |
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.
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