Strongs Number: H4692
- Hebrew Word
- מָצוֹר
- Transliteration
- mâtsôwr
- Phonetic
- maw-tsore'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
something hemming {in} that {is} (objectively) a mound (of {besiegers}) (abstractly) a {siege} (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness
- BDB Definition
-
1. siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment, siege works
a. siege
b. enclosure, siege-works, rampart
- Origin
- From H6696
- Bible Usage
- {besieged} {bulwark} {defence} {fenced} {fortress} {siege} strong ({hold}) tower.