Mâtsôwr — H4693

Definition

locative proper noun

Egypt (as the border of Palestine)

1. "Matsor", a name for Egypt
2. (TWOT) siege, entrenchment

Usually translated as

besieged places, fortified, defense

Origin

the same as H4692 in the sense of a limit

• Same as Mâtsôwr (H4692)

Occurrences

Mâtsôwr occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Micah (1)

• 2 Kings 19:24 — I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places (מָצֽוֹר).
• Isaiah 37:25 — I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places (מָצֽוֹר).
• Jeremiah 10:17 — Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
• Micah 7:12 — In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified (מָצ֑וֹר) cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
• Micah 7:12 — In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress (מָצוֹר֙) even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.