Word Study · Strong's H4694 · Hebrew
מְצוּרָה
metsurah
mets-oo-raw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mᵉtsûwrâh
“a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortification”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortification
Rendered in the KJV as
fenced (city, fort, munition, strong hold.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- הַמְּצֻר֑וֹת1
- הַמְּצֻר֔וֹת1
- הַמְּצֻר֖וֹת1
- מְצוּרָ֖ה1
- מְצֻרָ֑ה1
- מְצֻר֖וֹת1
- מְצֻרֽוֹת׃1
- מְצֻרֹֽת׃1
How it is rendered · 4
- fortifications3
- the fortifications3
- [the] fortification1
- fortification1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · feminine plural3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural3
- noun · feminine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfpa · 3
- HTd/Ncfpa · 3
- HNcfsa · 2
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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2 Chronicles6 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 11:10מְצֻרֽוֹת׃metzurotnoun · feminine pluralZorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.here: fortifications
- 2 Chronicles 11:11הַמְּצֻר֑וֹתhametzurotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralHe strengthened their fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.here: the fortifications
- 2 Chronicles 11:23הַמְּצֻר֔וֹתhametzurotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralRehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.here: the fortifications
- 2 Chronicles 12:4הַמְּצֻר֖וֹתhametzurotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralHe captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.here: the fortifications
- 2 Chronicles 14:6מְצוּרָ֖הmetzurahnoun · feminine singularBecause the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.here: fortification
- 2 Chronicles 21:3מְצֻר֖וֹתmetzurotnoun · feminine pluralTheir father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.here: fortifications