מְצוּדָה matsudah
Hebrew word for “fortress” · Strong’s H4686 · used 21 times in 21 verses
Meaning
fastness, stronghold
Senses in the lexicon
- fortress (17)
- net (4)
How it is translated
Glosses given for matsudah in context, with how often each is used:
- stronghold 16
- hunting net 2
- strongholds 1
- net 1
- prey 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
2 Samuel 5 (3), 1 Samuel 22 (2), 1 Chronicles 11 (2), Psalms 31 (2), 1 Samuel 24 (1), 2 Samuel 22 (1), 2 Samuel 23 (1), Job 39 (1), Psalms 18 (1), Psalms 66 (1)
Forms
- במצודה 5
- ומצודתי 5
- המצודה 2
- מצדת 2
- במצודתי 2
- במצדה 1
- ומצדתי 1
- ומצודה 1
- מצודות 1
- למצודה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with matsudah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- סֶלַע sela “crag” 5
- דָּוִד david “David” 9
- פָּלַט palat “to escape” 3
- צוּר tsur “rock” 3
- נִי ni “me” 5
- מִשְׂגָּב misgav “high refuge” 2
- רֶשֶׁת reshet “net” 2
- פְּלִשְׁתִּי pelishti “Philistine” 3
- חָסָה chasah “to seek refuge” 2
- נָחָה nachah “to lead” 2
- בֵּית לֶחֶם bet lechem “Bethlehem” 2
- יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 4
Key verses
The verses using matsudah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 2 Samuel 5:7 — Nevertheless David took the strong hold 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 22:2 — And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
- 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.
- 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.
- Psalms 31:2 — Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
- Psalms 31:3 — For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
- 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.
- Psalms 91:2 — I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
- Psalms 144:2 — My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
- Ezekiel 12:13 — My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it,…
- Ezekiel 17:20 — And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he…
See all 21 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.