Word Study · Strong's H4692 · Hebrew
מָצוֹר
matsor
maw-tsore'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mâtsôwr
“something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness
Rendered in the KJV as
besieged, bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress, siege, strong (hold), tower.
- 25occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 17inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 25 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 17
- בְּמָצוֹר֙4
- בַּמָּצ֑וֹר2
- בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃2
- מָצ֑וֹר2
- מָצ֗וֹר2
- מָצ֖וֹר2
- בְּמָצ֖וֹר1
- בַמָּצוֹר֙1
- בַמָּצ֖וֹר1
- בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ ס1
- הַמָּצ֑וֹר1
- לְמָצ֖וֹר1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 14
- in the state of siege5
- in [the] siege4
- a siege2
- fortification2
- in the siege2
- siege2
- [the] fortification1
- [the] siege of1
- a fortification1
- in siege1
- siege work[s]1
- siege your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · masculine singular9
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular7
- preposition + noun · masculine singular6
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 9
- HRd/Ncmsa · 7
- HR/Ncmsa · 6
- HNcmsc · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 25, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Deuteronomy5 of 25 · 20%
- Ezekiel5 of 25 · 20%
- 2 Chronicles3 of 25 · 12%
- Jeremiah3 of 25 · 12%
- 2 Kings2 of 25 · 8%
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Deuteronomy5 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 20:19בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃bamatzorpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularWhen you lay siege to a city for an extended time while fighting against it to capture it, you must not destroy its trees by putting an axe to them, because you can eat their fruit. You must not cut them down. Are the trees of the field human, that you should besiege them?here: in the state of siege
- Deuteronomy 20:20מָצ֗וֹרmatzornoun · masculine singularBut you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce fruit. Use them to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls.here: siege work[s]
- Deuteronomy 28:53בְּמָצוֹר֙bematzorpreposition + noun · masculine singularThen you will eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you.here: in [the] siege
- Deuteronomy 28:55בְּמָצוֹר֙bematzorpreposition + noun · masculine singularrefusing to share with any of them the flesh of his children he will eat because he has nothing left in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you within all your gates.here: in [the] siege
- Deuteronomy 28:57בְּמָצוֹר֙bematzorpreposition + noun · masculine singularthe afterbirth that comes from between her legs and the children she bears, because she will secretly eat them for lack of anything else in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you within your gates.here: in [the] siege
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 24:10בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃bamatzorpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAt that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.here: in the state of siege
- 2 Kings 25:2בַּמָּצ֑וֹרbamatzorpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAnd the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.here: in the state of siege
2 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 8:5מָצ֔וֹרmatzornoun · masculine singularHe rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,here: fortification
- 2 Chronicles 11:5לְמָצ֖וֹרlematzorpreposition + noun · masculine singularRehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.here: to fortification
- 2 Chronicles 32:10בְּמָצ֖וֹרbematzorpreposition + noun · masculine singular“This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?here: in siege
Psalms2 occurrences
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 10:17בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ סbamatzorpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularGather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege.here: in the siege
- Jeremiah 19:9בְּמָצוֹר֙bematzorpreposition + noun · masculine singularI will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’here: in [the] siege
- Jeremiah 52:5בַּמָּצ֑וֹרbamatzorpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAnd the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.here: in the state of siege
Ezekiel5 occurrences
- Ezekiel 4:2מָצ֗וֹרmatzornoun · masculine singularThen lay siege against it: Construct a siege wall, build a ramp to it, set up camps against it, and place battering rams around it on all sides.here: a siege
- Ezekiel 4:3בַמָּצוֹר֙vamatzorpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThen take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.here: in the state of siege
- Ezekiel 4:7מְצ֤וֹרmetzornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.here: [the] siege of
- Ezekiel 4:8מְצוּרֶֽךָ׃metzurekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularNow behold, I will tie you up with ropes so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.here: siege your
- Ezekiel 5:2הַמָּצ֑וֹרhamatzorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhen the days of the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third of the hair inside the city; you are also to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind. For I will unleash a sword behind them.here: the siege
Zechariah2 occurrences
- Zechariah 9:3מָצ֖וֹרmatzornoun · masculine singularTyre has built herself a fortress;she has heaped up silver like dust,and gold like the dirt of the streets.here: a fortification
- Zechariah 12:2בַמָּצ֖וֹרvamatzorpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singular“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem.here: in the siege
Same headword in Strong's