Hebrew word study

מִבְצָרmibtsâr — a fortification, castle, or fortified city

Pronounced “mib-tsawr'”

a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender

Translated in the King James as: (de-, most) fenced, fortress, (most) strong (hold).

Appears 37 times in Scripture

Origin: also (in plural) feminine (Daniel 11:l5) מִבְצָרָה; from H1219 (בָּצַר);

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Where it appears

Numbers — 3×
Numbers 13:19Numbers 32:17Numbers 32:36
Joshua — 3×
Joshua 10:20Joshua 19:29Joshua 19:35
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Sam 6:18
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Sam 24:7
2 Kings — 5×
2 Ki 3:192 Ki 8:122 Ki 10:22 Ki 17:92 Ki 18:8
2 Chronicles — 1×
2 Chr 17:19
Psalms — 2×
Psalms 89:40Psalms 108:10
Isaiah — 3×
Isaiah 17:3Isaiah 25:12Isaiah 34:13
Jeremiah — 7×
Jeremiah 1:18Jeremiah 4:5Jeremiah 5:17Jeremiah 6:27Jeremiah 8:14Jeremiah 34:7Jeremiah 48:18
Lamentations — 2×
Lam 2:2Lam 2:5
Daniel — 3×
Daniel 11:15Daniel 11:24Daniel 11:39
Hosea — 1×
Hosea 10:14
Amos — 1×
Amos 5:9
Micah — 1×
Micah 5:11
Nahum — 2×
Nahum 3:12Nahum 3:14
Habakkuk — 1×
Habakkuk 1:10

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