H4694 · מְצוּרָה
mᵉtsûwrâh · mets-oo-raw' · fenced, strong holds
H4694 (mᵉtsûwrâh, pronounced mets-oo-raw') is the Hebrew word מְצוּרָה in Strong’s dictionary: a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortification. It appears 8 times in 8 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- מְצוּרָה (Hebrew)
- Transliteration
- mᵉtsûwrâh
- Pronunciation
- mets-oo-raw'
- Derivation
- or מְצֻרָה; feminine of H4692 (מָצוֹר);
- Definition
- a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortification
- Rendered in the KJV
- fenced (city, fort, munition, strong hold.
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
8 occurrences in 8 verses.
How the BSB renders it
- “the fortified” ×4
- “fortified” ×1
- “siege works” ×1
- “the fortress” ×1
- “their fortifications” ×1
By book
2 Chronicles 6 · Isaiah 1 · Nahum 1
Verses
- 2 Chronicles 11:10
- 2 Chronicles 11:11
- 2 Chronicles 11:23
- 2 Chronicles 12:4
- 2 Chronicles 14:6
- 2 Chronicles 21:3
- Isaiah 29:3
- Nahum 2:1
Related words
Numbers that share a root with H4694.