Hebrew word study
מָצוֹר H4692
- Transliteration
- mâtsôwr
- Pronunciation
- maw-tsore'
- KJV glosses
- besieged, bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress, siege, strong (hold), tower.
Lexical summary
something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress
or (subjectively) a fastness
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress
or (subjectively) a fastness
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information