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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:2 - Because the power of Midian was so oppressive, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in mountain clefts, caves and strongholds.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:14 - David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:19 - The Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:29 - And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:7 - David then took up residence in the fortress, and so it was called the City of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:8 - Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were brave warriors, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear. Their faces were the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles in the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:16 - Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16 - they are the ones who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. Their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:41 - Kerioth[fn] will be captured and the strongholds taken. In that day the hearts of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:30 - Babylon’s warriors have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become weaklings. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.
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