Strong's Definition
a net (for capturing animals or fishes); afastness or (beseiging) tower
Derivation: or (feminine) מְצוֹדָה; or מצֹדָה; from H6679 (צוּד); also (by interchange for H4679 (מְצַד))
KJV Usage: bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare.
TWOT Reference: 1885d,e
Outline of Biblical Usage
n m
1) siege-works, bulwark
2) hunting implement, net
n f
3) net
4) fastness, stronghold
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מְצֹדָה / מְצוֹדָה / מָצוֹד
mâtsôd / metsôdâh
BDB Definition:
1) siege-works, bulwark (noun masculine)
2) hunting implement, net (noun masculine)
3) net (noun feminine)
4) fastness, stronghold (noun feminine)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6679
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1885d, 1885e
Total KJV Occurrences: 5