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Lexicon :: Strong's H4679 - mᵊṣāḏ

Aa
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 BoxJdg 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:2 - The [fn]power H3027 of Midian H4080 prevailed H5810 against H5921 Israel. H3478 Because H4480 H6440 of Midian H4080 the sons H1121 of Israel H3478 made H6213 for themselves the dens H4492 which H834 were in the mountains H2022 and the caves H4631 and the strongholds. H4679

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:14 - David H1732 stayed H3427 in the wilderness H4057 in the strongholds, H4679 and remained H3427 in the hill H2022 country H2022 in the wilderness H4057 of Ziph. H2128 And Saul H7586 sought H1245 him every H3605 day, H3117 but God H430 did not deliver H5414 him into his hand. H3027

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:19 - Then Ziphites H2130 came H5927 up to Saul H7586 at Gibeah, H1390 saying, H559 “Is David H1732 not hiding H5641 with us in the strongholds H4679 at Horesh, H2793 on the hill H1389 of Hachilah, H2444 which H834 is on the [fn]south H3225 of [fn]Jeshimon? H3452

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:29 - [fn]David H1732 went H5927 up from there H8033 and stayed H3427 in the strongholds H4679 of Engedi. H5872

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:7 - Then David H1732 dwelt H3427 in the stronghold; H4679 therefore H5921 H3651 it was called H7121 the city H5892 of David. H1732

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:8 - From the Gadites H1425 there [fn]came H914 over H914 to David H1732 in the stronghold H4679 in the wilderness, H4057 mighty H1368 men H1368 of valor, H2428 men H376 trained H6635 for war, H4421 who could handle H6186 shield H6793 and spear, H7420 and whose faces H6440 were like the faces H6440 of lions, H738 and they were as swift H4116 as the gazelles H6643 on the mountains. H2022

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:16 - Then some H4480 of the sons H1121 of Benjamin H1144 and Judah H3063 came H935 to the stronghold H4679 to David. H1732

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16 - He will dwell H7931 on the heights, H4791
His refuge H4869 will be the [fn]impregnable H4679 rock; H5553
His bread H3899 will be given H5414 him,
His water H4325 will be sure. H539

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:41 - “Kerioth H7152 has been captured H3920
And the strongholds H4679 have been seized, H8610
So the hearts H3820 of the mighty H1368 men H1368 of Moab H4124 in that day H3117
Will be like the heart H3820 of a woman H802 in labor. H6887

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:30 - The mighty H1368 men H1368 of Babylon H894 have ceased H2308 fighting, H3898
They stay H3427 in the strongholds; H4679
Their strength H1369 is [fn]exhausted, H5405
They are becoming H1961 like women; H802
Their dwelling H4908 places H4908 are set H3341 on fire, H3341
The bars H1280 of her gates are broken. H7665
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