מְצָד

me.tsadNoun (Feminine)H4679

stronghold

From: or מְצָד; or (feminine) מְצָדָה; from H6679 (צוּד);

Short Definition

a fastness (as a covert of ambush)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. fort, stronghold, fastness 1a) mountain-fastness 1b) stronghold

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

8 times

Appears 8 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Samuel
2
Jeremiah
2
1 Chronicles
1
Ezk
1
Isaiah
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 11:7
  • 1 Samuel 23:14
  • 1 Samuel 23:19
  • Ezk 33:27
  • Isaiah 33:16

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