Hebrew word study

מָצוֹרmâtsôwr — something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besi…

Pronounced “maw-tsore'”

something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness

Translated in the King James as: besieged, bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress, siege, strong (hold), tower.

Appears 25 times in Scripture

Origin: or מָצוּר; from H6696 (צוּר);

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Where it appears

Deuteronomy — 5×
Deuteronomy 20:19Deuteronomy 20:20Deuteronomy 28:53Deuteronomy 28:55Deuteronomy 28:57
2 Kings — 2×
2 Ki 24:102 Ki 25:2
2 Chronicles — 3×
2 Chr 8:52 Chr 11:52 Chr 32:10
Psalms — 2×
Psalms 31:21Psalms 60:9
Jeremiah — 3×
Jeremiah 10:17Jeremiah 19:9Jeremiah 52:5
Ezekiel — 5×
Ezekiel 4:2Ezekiel 4:3Ezekiel 4:7Ezekiel 4:8Ezekiel 5:2
Micah — 1×
Micah 5:1
Nahum — 1×
Nahum 3:14
Habakkuk — 1×
Habakkuk 2:1
Zechariah — 2×
Zech 9:3Zech 12:2

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