Mâtsûwd — H4686

Definition

feminine noun

a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness

1. net, prey, net prey
1. net
2. prey
2. fastness, stronghold

Usually translated as

fortress, hold, net, snare, castle, defense, fort, be hunted, strong place

Origin

or (feminine) mᵉtsûwdâh; or mᵉtsudâh; for H4685

• Mâtsôwd (H4685)

Greek equivalents

• pagís (G3803)
• periochḗ (G4042)

Occurrences

Mâtsûwd occurs 22 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (5), 1 Chronicles (2), Job (1), Psalms (7), Ecclesiastes (1), Ezekiel (3)

• 1 Samuel 22:4 — And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold (בַּמְּצוּדָֽה).
• 1 Samuel 22:5 — And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold (בַּמְּצוּדָ֔ה); depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
• 1 Samuel 24:22 — And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold (הַמְּצוּדָֽה).
• 2 Samuel 5:7 — Nevertheless David took the (מְצֻדַ֣ת) strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
• 2 Samuel 5:9 — So David dwelt in the fort (בַּמְּצֻדָ֔ה), and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
• 2 Samuel 5:17 — But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold (הַמְּצוּדָֽה).
• 2 Samuel 22:2 — And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress (וּמְצֻדָתִ֖י), and my deliverer;
• 2 Samuel 23:14 — And David was then in an hold (בַּמְּצוּדָ֑ה), and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
• 1 Chronicles 11:5 — And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle (מְצֻדַ֣ת) of Zion, which is the city of David.
• 1 Chronicles 11:16 — And David was then in the hold (בַּמְּצוּדָ֑ה), and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Beth-lehem.
• Job 39:28 — She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place (וּמְצוּדָֽה).
• Psalms 18:2 — The LORD is my rock, and my fortress (וּמְצוּדָתִ֗י), and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
• Psalms 31:2 — Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of (מְצוּד֗וֹת) defence to save me.
• Psalms 31:3 — For thou art my rock and my fortress (וּמְצוּדָתִ֣י); therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
• Psalms 66:11 — Thou broughtest us into the net (בַמְּצוּדָ֑ה); thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
• Psalms 71:3 — Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress (וּמְצוּדָתִ֣י).
• Psalms 91:2 — I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress (וּמְצוּדָתִ֑י): my God; in him will I trust.
• Psalms 144:2 — My goodness, and my fortress (וּמְצוּדָתִי֮); my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
• Ecclesiastes 9:12 — For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
• Ezekiel 12:13 — My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare (בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑י): and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
• Ezekiel 13:21 — Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted (לִמְצוּדָ֑ה); and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
• Ezekiel 17:20 — And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare (בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑י), and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.