Hebrew · H4692

מָצוֹר

Something hemming in , i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege , (figuratively) distress ; or (subjectively) a fastness

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מָצוֹר H4692

Pronunciation māṣwōr

What does מָצוֹר (māṣwōr) mean in the Bible?

מָצוֹר (māṣwōr): Physical encirclement (siege mounds) metonymically extends to psychological entrapment and finally to fortified refuge itself.

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What does מָצוֹר (māṣwōr) mean in the Bible?

מָצוֹר (māṣwōr): Physical encirclement (siege mounds) metonymically extends to psychological entrapment and finally to fortified refuge itself.

How does the BSB render H4692?

The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include under siege (7), in the siege (4), a fortress (1), as fortified (1), besieged (1).

Where does מָצוֹר (māṣwōr) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 20:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (5), Ezekiel (5), 2 Chronicles (3), Jeremiah (3).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

under siege 7× 2 Kings 24:10, 2 Kings 25:2, 2 Chronicles 32:10, Psalms 31:21

in the siege 4× Deuteronomy 28:53, Deuteronomy 28:55, Deuteronomy 28:57, Jeremiah 19:9

a fortress 1× Zechariah 9:3

as fortified 1× 2 Chronicles 8:5

besieged 1× Zechariah 12:2

for a siege 1× Micah 5:1

for defense 1× 2 Chronicles 11:5

for the siege 1× Nahum 3:14

of the siege 1× Ezekiel 5:2

of your siege 1× Ezekiel 4:8

siege 1× Ezekiel 4:2

siege works 1× Deuteronomy 20:20

that you should besiege them 1× Deuteronomy 20:19

the ramparts 1× Habakkuk 2:1

the siege 1× Ezekiel 4:7

to the fortified 1× Psalms 60:9

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First aligned row Deuteronomy 20:19

Aligned rows 25

Books represented 10

Deuteronomy 5 2 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 3 Psalms 2 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 5 Micah 1 Nahum 1 Habakkuk 1 Zechariah 2

Source forms

בְּמָצוֹר֙ 4x bə·mā·ṣō·wr Deuteronomy 28:53, Deuteronomy 28:55, Deuteronomy 28:57, Jeremiah 19:9

בַּמָּצ֑וֹר 2x bam·mā·ṣō·wr 2 Kings 25:2, Jeremiah 52:5

בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ 2x bam·mā·ṣō·wr Deuteronomy 20:19, 2 Kings 24:10

מָצ֗וֹר 2x mā·ṣō·wr Deuteronomy 20:20, Ezekiel 4:2

מָצ֑וֹר 2x mā·ṣō·wr Psalms 60:9, Habakkuk 2:1

מָצ֖וֹר 2x mā·ṣō·wr Micah 5:1, Zechariah 9:3

בְּמָצ֖וֹר 1x bə·mā·ṣō·wr 2 Chronicles 32:10

בַמָּצוֹר֙ 1x ḇam·mā·ṣō·wr Ezekiel 4:3

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular 9x Deuteronomy 20:20, 2 Chronicles 8:5, Psalms 31:21, Psalms 60:9

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 7x Deuteronomy 20:19, 2 Kings 24:10, 2 Kings 25:2, Jeremiah 10:17

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 5x Deuteronomy 28:53, Deuteronomy 28:55, Deuteronomy 28:57, 2 Chronicles 32:10

Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 5:2

Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 4:7

Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 4:8

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 11:5

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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מָצוֹר

What does מָצוֹר (māṣwōr) mean in the Bible?

What does מָצוֹר (māṣwōr) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H4692?

Where does מָצוֹר (māṣwōr) appear in Scripture?

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