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Lexicon :: Strong's H4679 - mᵊṣāḏ

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מְצָד
Transliteration
mᵊṣāḏ
Pronunciation
mets-ad'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1885c

Strong’s Definitions

מְצַד mᵉtsad, mets-ad'; or מְצָד mᵉtsâd; or (feminine) מְצָדָה mᵉtsâdâh; from H6679; a fastness (as a covert of ambush):—castle, fort, (strong) hold, munition.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H4679 in the following manner: strong holds (5x), hold (3x), castle (1x), fort, munition (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H4679 in the following manner: strong holds (5x), hold (3x), castle (1x), fort, munition (1x).
  1. fort, stronghold, fastness

    1. mountain-fastness

    2. stronghold

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְצַד mᵉtsad, mets-ad'; or מְצָד mᵉtsâd; or (feminine) מְצָדָה mᵉtsâdâh; from H6679; a fastness (as a covert of ambush):—castle, fort, (strong) hold, munition.
STRONGS H4679: Abbreviations
מְצָד, מְצַד noun feminineJeremiah 48:41 fastness, stronghold (properly hunting-place?); — absolute מְצָד 1 Chronicles 11:7; 1 Chronicles 12:16, מְצַד 1 Chronicles 12:8; plural absolute מְצָדוֺת 1 Samuel 23:14+, construct id. 1 Samuel 23:29 (Gi, 1 Samuel 24:1 van d. H. Baer), Isaiah 33:16; —
1. mounting-fastness Judges 6:2; 1 Samuel 23:14, 19, 29 (see above), Ezekiel 33:27; 1 Chronicles 12:8; 1 Chronicles 12:16; מְצָדוֺת סְלָעִים Isaiah 33:16.
2. more generally, stronghold Jeremiah 48:41; Jeremiah 51:30; Ezekiel 19:9 (Baer Gi; van d. H. מְצֹדוֺת id. [II. מְצוֺדָה] Ew Hi-Sm Da and others; nets [1. מְצוֺדָה] Krae; strike out Co Oort Toy); citadel of Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 11:7.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

6:2

1 Samuel

23:14; 23:14; 23:19; 23:29; 23:29; 24:1

1 Chronicles

11:7; 11:7; 12:8; 12:8; 12:16; 12:16

Isaiah

33:16; 33:16

Jeremiah

48:41; 48:41; 51:30

Ezekiel

19:9; 33:27

H4679

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4679 matches the Hebrew מְצָד (mᵊṣāḏ),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:2 - The [fn]power of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of Midian the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens which were in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds H4679.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:14 - David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds H4679, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul searched for him every day, but God did not hand him over to him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:19 -

Then Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not keeping himself hidden with us in the strongholds H4679 at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is south of [fn]Jeshimon?

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:29 - [fn]And David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds H4679 of Engedi.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:7 - Then David lived in the stronghold H4679; therefore it was called the city of David.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:8 -

From the Gadites valiant mighty men went over to David at the stronghold H4679 in the wilderness, men trained for war who could handle a large shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:16 -

Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold H4679 to David.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16 -

He will dwell on the heights,

His refuge will be the [fn]impregnable H4679 rock;

His bread will be given him,

His water will be sure.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:41 -

“Kerioth has been captured

And the strongholds H4679 have been seized,

So the hearts of the warriors of Moab on that day

Will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:30 -

The warriors of Babylon have ceased fighting,

They stay in the strongholds H4679;

Their strength is [fn]exhausted,

They are becoming like women;

Their homes are set on fire,

The bars of her gates are broken.

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