Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H4694: מְצוּרָה

mᵉtsûwrâh · pronounced mets-oo-raw' · “fortress”

Definition

a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortification

KJV translates it as: fenced (city, fort, munition, strong hold.

Word origin: or מְצֻרָה; feminine of H4692 (מָצוֹר);

Extended definition

1) siege-works, stronghold, rampart
1a) siege-works
1b) rampart

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H4694 is translated

  • fortifications ×6
  • fortification ×1
  • the fortification ×1

Bible verses with H4694 (mᵉtsûwrâh)

Mᵉtsûwrâh appears in 8 verses.

  • 2 Chronicles 11:10

    And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.

  • 2 Chronicles 11:11

    And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.

  • 2 Chronicles 11:23

    And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:4

    And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:6

    And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the Lord had given him rest.

  • 2 Chronicles 21:3

    And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.

  • Isaiah 29:3

    And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.

  • Nahum 2:1

    He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.