What does מָצוֹר · עִיר mean in the Bible?
מָצוֹר · עִיר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city under siege, fortified or enclosed city".
Hebrew · H4692, H5892
מָצוֹר עַל־הָעִיר
Something hemming in , i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege , (figuratively) distress ; or (subjectively) a fastness · a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )
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מָצוֹר H4692 something hemming in , i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege , (figuratively) distress ; or (subjectively) a fastness
Pronunciation māṣwōr
Physical encirclement (siege mounds) metonymically extends to psychological entrapment and finally to fortified refuge itself.
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עִיר H5892 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )
What does מָצוֹר עַל־הָעִיר (matsor al-ha-ir) mean in the Bible?
מָצוֹר · עִיר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city under siege, fortified or enclosed city".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4692, H5892?
H4692, H5892 is connected to 1,121 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. city under siege, fortified or enclosed city
Strong's H4692, H5892
Lexical occurrences 1,121 verses Source Gloss
city under siege, fortified or enclosed city
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מָצוֹר עַל־הָעִיר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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