What does מָצוֹד mean in the Bible?
מָצוֹד is a Hebrew word meaning "a net (for capturing animals or fishes); a fastness or (beseiging) tower".
Hebrew · H4685
מָצוֹד
A net (for capturing animals or fishes); a fastness or (beseiging) tower
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מָצוֹד H4685
What does מָצוֹד mean in the Bible?
מָצוֹד is a Hebrew word meaning "a net (for capturing animals or fishes); a fastness or (beseiging) tower".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4685?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [is] a snare (1), and drawn His net (1), into captivity (1), laying siege (1), net (1).
Where does מָצוֹד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 19:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Ecclesiastes (3), Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (1), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [is] a snare 1× Ecclesiastes 7:26
and drawn His net 1× Job 19:6
into captivity 1× Ezekiel 19:9
laying siege 1× Isaiah 29:7
net 1× Ecclesiastes 9:12
siege ramps 1× Ecclesiastes 9:14
the plunder 1× Proverbs 12:12
Show sample aligned rows
Job 19:6 וּ֝מְצוּד֗וֹ to and drawn His net Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Proverbs 12:12 מְצ֣וֹד to the plunder Noun - masculine singular construct Ecclesiastes 7:26 מְצוֹדִ֧ים to [is] a snare Noun - masculine plural Ecclesiastes 9:12 בִּמְצוֹדָ֣ה to net Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Ecclesiastes 9:14 מְצוֹדִ֥ים to siege ramps Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 29:7 וּמְצֹ֣דָתָ֔הּ to laying siege Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Ezekiel 19:9 בַּמְּצֹד֔וֹת to into captivity Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 19:6
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Job 1 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 3 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
בַּמְּצֹד֔וֹת 1x bam·mə·ṣō·ḏō·wṯ Ezekiel 19:9
בִּמְצוֹדָ֣ה 1x bim·ṣō·w·ḏāh Ecclesiastes 9:12
וּמְצֹ֣דָתָ֔הּ 1x ū·mə·ṣō·ḏā·ṯāh Isaiah 29:7
וּ֝מְצוּד֗וֹ 1x ū·mə·ṣū·ḏōw Job 19:6
מְצ֣וֹד 1x mə·ṣō·wḏ Proverbs 12:12
מְצוֹדִ֧ים 1x mə·ṣō·w·ḏîm Ecclesiastes 7:26
מְצוֹדִ֥ים 1x mə·ṣō·w·ḏîm Ecclesiastes 9:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 2x Ecclesiastes 7:26, Ecclesiastes 9:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 29:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Job 19:6
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Proverbs 12:12
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Ecclesiastes 9:12
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Ezekiel 19:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a net (for capturing animals or fishes); a fastness or (beseiging) tower
Source Gloss
a net (for capturing animals or fishes); a fastness or (beseiging) tower
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a net (for capturing animals or fishes); a fastness or (beseiging) tower BDB: siege-works Usage: bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מָצוֹד is built from these roots:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain