Strong's Hebrew · H4686
מָצוּד
mâtsûwd · maw-tsood'
Definitiona net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness
Derivationor (feminine) מְצוּדָה; or מְצֻדָה; for H4685 (מָצוֹד);
KJV usagecastle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.
Occurrences22 in the KJV · 22 verses
מָצוּד in Scripture
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.
1 Samuel 22:5
And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; 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.
2 Samuel 5:7
Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
2 Samuel 5:9
So David dwelt in the fort, 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.
2 Samuel 22:2
And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
2 Samuel 23:14
And David was then in an hold, 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 of Zion, which is the city of David.
1 Chronicles 11:16
And David was then in the hold, 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.
Psalms 18:2
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
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