H4693: מָצוֹר
mâtsôwr · pronounced maw-tsore' · “Egypt”
Definition
Egypt (as the border of Palestine)
KJV translates it as: besieged places, defense, fortified.
Word origin: the same as H4692 (מָצוֹר) in the sense of a limit;
Extended definition
Another spelling of mits.ra.yim (מִצְרַ֫יִם "Egypt" H4714G)
This name means siege, entrenchment
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4693 is translated
- egypt ×5
Bible verses with H4693 (mâtsôwr)
Mâtsôwr appears in 4 verses.
- 2 Kings 19:24
I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
- Isaiah 19:6
And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
- Isaiah 37:25
I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
- Micah 7:12
In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.