H4679 - מְצַד (mᵉtsad)

H4679 מְצַד (mᵉtsad) mets-ad'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

stronghold

Strong's Definition

a fastness (as a covert of ambush)

Derivation: or מְצָד; or (feminine) מְצָדָה; from H6679 (צוּד);

KJV Usage: castle, fort, (strong) hold, munition.

TWOT Reference: 1885c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) fort, stronghold, fastness

1a) mountain-fastness

1b) stronghold

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G996 G3794 G4042 G4728

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) fort, stronghold, fastness 1a) mountain-fastness 1b) stronghold

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מְצָדָה / מְצָד / מְצַד metsad / metsâd / metsâdâh BDB Definition: 1) fort, stronghold, fastness 1a) mountain-fastness 1b) stronghold Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6679 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1885c Total KJV Occurrences: 16

Bible Occurrences (11)

6:2

23:14 23:19 23:29

11:7 12:8 12:16

33:16

48:41 51:30

33:27

Judges 6:2

and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites... prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.

1 Samuel 23:14

And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds... and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver [David] into his hand.

1 Samuel 23:19

Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?

1 Samuel 23:29

And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.

1 Chronicles 11:7

So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why... it was called the City of David.

1 Chronicles 12:8

Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces [were like] the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:

1 Chronicles 12:16

Other Benjamites... and some men from Judah also came... to David in his stronghold.

Isaiah 33:16

he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress [will be] his refuge; his food will be provided [and] his water assured.