Hebrew noun (feminine) · H4686
מָצוּד
matsudmaw-tsood'
net; fortress
21 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: mâtsûwd
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H4686is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 39Old Testament books
- 17spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H4686
a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness
The King James renders it: castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
matsud is rendered "net; fortress". It stands 21 times in the Hebrew text, across six books.
- Seven of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "net".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.1 Samuel 22:4So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.
- The Greek text spells it seventeen different ways.
The first use
So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.
1 Samuel 22:4בַּמְּצוּדָֽה׃ ס
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: net, and fortress.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| netStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | Where1 Samuel 22:4So he left them in the care of the king of Moab… |
| fortressStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- and stronghold my6
- in the stronghold5
- in hunting net my2
- stronghold of2
- the stronghold2
- and a stronghold1
- in the net1
- into prey1
- strongholds1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 21, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
17 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- בַּמְּצוּדָ֑ה2
- בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑י2
- וּמְצוּדָתִ֣י2
- מְצֻדַ֣ת2
- בַּמְּצֻדָ֔ה1
- בַמְּצוּדָ֑ה1
- בַּמְּצוּדָ֔ה1
- בַּמְּצוּדָֽה׃ ס1
- הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃1
- הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ פ1
- וּמְצֻדָתִ֖י1
- וּמְצוּדָֽה׃1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular6HC/Ncfsc/Sp1bs
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular6HRd/Ncfsa
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HNcfsc
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2HR/Ncfsc/Sp1bs
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular2HTd/Ncfsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1HC/Ncfsa
- noun · feminine plural1HNcfpa
- preposition + noun · feminine singular1HR/Ncfsa
1 Samuel
three uses
So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.
- בַּמְּצוּדָֽה׃ סbametzudahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the stronghold
Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
- בַּמְּצוּדָ֔הbametzudahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the stronghold
So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
- הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ פhametzudahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the stronghold
2 Samuel
five uses
Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
- מְצֻדַ֣תmetzudatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: stronghold of
So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
- בַּמְּצֻדָ֔הbametzudahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the stronghold
When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.
- הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃hametzudahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the stronghold
He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
- וּמְצֻדָתִ֖יumetzudaticonjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and stronghold my
At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
- בַּמְּצוּדָ֑הbametzudahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the stronghold
1 Chronicles
two uses
The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
- מְצֻדַ֣תmetzudatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: stronghold of
At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
- בַּמְּצוּדָ֑הbametzudahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the stronghold
Job
one use
He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.
- וּמְצוּדָֽה׃umetzudahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and a stronghold
Psalms
seven uses
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- וּמְצוּדָתִ֗יumetzudaticonjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and stronghold my
Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
- מְצוּד֗וֹתmetzudotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: strongholds
For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
- וּמְצוּדָתִ֣יumetzudaticonjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and stronghold my
You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
- בַמְּצוּדָ֑הvametzudahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the net
Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
- וּמְצוּדָתִ֣יumetzudaticonjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and stronghold my
I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
- וּמְצוּדָתִ֑יumetzudaticonjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and stronghold my
He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
- וּמְצוּדָתִי֮umetzudaticonjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and stronghold my
Ezekiel
three uses
But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.
- בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יbimtzudatipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: in hunting net my
I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
- לִמְצוּדָ֑הlimtzudahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: into prey
I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.
- בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יbimtzudatipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: in hunting net my
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.