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Lexicon :: Strong's H4692 - māṣôr

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מָצוֹר
Transliteration
māṣôr
Pronunciation
maw-tsore'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1898a

Strong’s Definitions

מָצוֹר mâtsôwr, maw-tsore'; or מָצוּר mâtsûwr; from 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H4692 in the following manner: siege (13x), besieged (2x), strong (2x), besieged (with H935) (2x), bulwarks (1x), defence (1x), fenced (1x), fortress (1x), hold (1x), tower (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H4692 in the following manner: siege (13x), besieged (2x), strong (2x), besieged (with H935) (2x), bulwarks (1x), defence (1x), fenced (1x), fortress (1x), hold (1x), tower (1x).

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

    1. siege

    2. enclosure, siege-works, rampart

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָצוֹר mâtsôwr, maw-tsore'; or מָצוּר mâtsûwr; from 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.
STRONGS H4692: Abbreviations
† מָצוֺר noun [masculine] siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment; — always מ׳ absolute, except construct מְצוֺר Ezekiel 4:7 suffix מְצוּרֶ֑ךָ Ezekiel 4:8; —
1. siege שָׂם עָלֵינוּ מ׳ Micah 4:14 [Micah 5:1] he hath laid siege to us, compare וְנָתַתָּ֫ עָלֶיהָ מ׳ Ezekiel 4:2; בּוֺא בַמּ׳ is come into a state of siege Deuteronomy 20:19; 2 Kings 24:10; 2 Kings 25:2; Jeremiah 52:5, compare וְהָֽיְתָה בַמּ׳ Ezekiel 4:3; יוֺשֶׁבֶת֯י בַּמּ׳ Jeremiah 10:17; מְצוֺר יְרו׳ Ezekiel 4:7 siege of Jerusalem, but also עַליְֿרו׳ מ׳ Zechariah 12:2; יְמֵי מ׳ of duration of siege Ezekiel 4:8; Ezekiel 5:2; מֵי מ׳ Nahum 3:14 water for a siege; in phrase וּבְמָצוֺק בְּמ׳ in the siege and stress Deuteronomy 28:53,55,57; Jeremiah 19:9.
2. enclosure, i.e. siege-works Deuteronomy 20:20; late = ram-part Zechariah 9:3, עִיר מ׳ entrenched city Psalm 31:22 [Psalm 31:21] (al. besieged), Psalm 60:11 [Psalm 60:9] (|| Psalm 108:11 מִבְצָר ע׳), compare 2 Chronicles 8:5; עָרִים לְמ׳ 2 Chronicles 11:5, בִּירוּשָׁלַם ישְׁבִים בְּמ׳ 2 Chronicles 32:10; מ׳ Habakkuk 2:1 according to most (|| מִשְׁמֶרֶת); but We derives from נצר, i.e. watch-tower, Now conjectures מִצְפֶּה (compare וַאֲצַפֶּה following); > Buhl conjectures H4693 מְצָד___ מ׳ proper name, of a territory.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

20:19; 20:20; 28:53; 28:55; 28:57

2 Kings

24:10; 25:2

2 Chronicles

8:5; 11:5; 32:10

Psalms

31:21; 60:9

Jeremiah

10:17; 19:9; 52:5

Ezekiel

4:2; 4:3; 4:7; 4:7; 4:8; 4:8; 5:2

Micah

5:1

Nahum

3:14

Habakkuk

2:1

Zechariah

9:3; 12:2

H4692

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Strong's Number H4692 matches the Hebrew מָצוֹר (māṣôr),
which occurs 26 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:19 - “When you besiege a city for a long time, making war against it in order to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them. You may eat from them, but you shall not cut them down. Are the trees in the field human, that they should be besieged by you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:20 - Only the trees that you know are not trees for food you may destroy and cut down, that you may build siegeworks against the city that makes war with you, until it falls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:53

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:53 - And you shall eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of your sons and daughters, whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemies shall distress you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:55

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:55 - so that he will not give to any of them any of the flesh of his children whom he is eating, because he has nothing else left, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in all your towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:57

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:57 - her afterbirth that comes out from between her feet and her children whom she bears, because lacking everything she will eat them secretly, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in your towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 24:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:10 - At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:2 - So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:5 - He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:5 - Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:10 - “Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, ‘On what are you trusting, that you endure the siege in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:21 - Blessed be the LORD,
for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me
when I was in a besieged city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:9 - Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:17 - Gather up your bundle from the ground,
O you who dwell under siege!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:9 - And I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and their daughters, and everyone shall eat the flesh of his neighbor in the siege and in the distress, with which their enemies and those who seek their life afflict them.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:5 - So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:2 - And put siegeworks against it, and build a siege wall against it, and cast up a mound against it. Set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it all around.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:3 - And you, take an iron griddle, and place it as an iron wall between you and the city; and set your face toward it, and let it be in a state of siege, and press the siege against it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:7 - And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and you shall prophesy against the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:8 - And behold, I will place cords upon you, so that you cannot turn from one side to the other, till you have completed the days of your siege.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:2 - A third part you shall burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are completed. And a third part you shall take and strike with the sword all around the city. And a third part you shall scatter to the wind, and I will unsheathe the sword after them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:1 - [fn] Now muster your troops, O daughter[fn] of troops;
siege is laid against us;
with a rod they strike the judge of Israel
on the cheek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:12 - In that day they[fn] will come to you,
from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
and from Egypt to the River,[fn]
from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:14 - Draw water for the siege;
strengthen your forts;
go into the clay;
tread the mortar;
take hold of the brick mold!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:1 - I will take my stand at my watchpost
and station myself on the tower,
and look out to see what he will say to me,
and what I will answer concerning my complaint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:3 - Tyre has built herself a rampart
and heaped up silver like dust,
and fine gold like the mud of the streets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:2 - “Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup of staggering to all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem will also be against Judah.
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