castle, fort, strong hold, munition
Or mtsad {mets-awd'}; or (feminine) mtsadah {mets-aw-daw'}; from tsuwd; a fastness (as a covert of ambush) -- castle, fort, (strong) hold, munition.
see HEBREW tsuwd
מְצָד,
מְצַדnoun feminineJeremiah 48:41fastness, stronghold (properly
hunting-place?); — absolute
מְצָד1 Chronicles 11:7;
1 Chronicles 12:16,
מְצַד1 Chronicles 12:8; plural absolute
מְצָדוֺת1 Samuel 23:14+, construct
id.1 Samuel 23:29 (Gi,
1 Samuel 24:1 van d. H. Baer),
Isaiah 33:16; —
1mounting-fastnessJudges 6:2; 1 Samuel 23:14,19,29 (see above), Ezekiel 33:27; 1 Chronicles 12:8; 1 Chronicles 12:16; מְצָדוֺת סְלָעִיםIsaiah 33:16.
2 more Generally, strongholdJeremiah 48:41; Jeremiah 51:30; Ezekiel 19:9 (Baer Gi; van d. H. מְצֹדוֺתid. [II. מְצוֺדָה] Ew Hi-Sm Da and others; nets [1. מְצוֺדָה] Krae; strike out Co Oort Toy); citadel of Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 11:7.
Strong's Hebrew: 4679. מְצָד (metsad or metsad or metsadah) — 10 Occurrences
Judges 6:2
HEB:הַמְּעָר֖וֹת וְאֶת־ הַמְּצָדֽוֹת׃
NAS: and the caves and the strongholds.
KJV: and caves, and strong holds.
INT: the mountains and the caves and the strongholds
1 Samuel 23:14
HEB:דָּוִ֤ד בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ בַּמְּצָד֔וֹת וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בָּהָ֖ר
NAS: in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained
KJV: in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained
INT: David the wilderness the strongholds and remained the hill
1 Samuel 23:19
HEB:מִסְתַּתֵּ֨ר עִמָּ֤נוּ בַמְּצָדוֹת֙ בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁה בְּגִבְעַת֙
NAS: not hiding with us in the strongholds at Horesh,
KJV: hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood,
INT: hiding in the strongholds Horesh the hill
1 Samuel 23:29
HEB:מִשָּׁ֑ם וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בִּמְצָד֥וֹת עֵֽין־ גֶּֽדִי׃
NAS: and stayed in the strongholds of Engedi.
KJV: from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
INT: there and stayed the strongholds of Engedi
1 Chronicles 11:7
HEB:וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב דָּוִ֖יד בַּמְצָ֑ד עַל־ כֵּ֥ן
NAS: dwelt in the stronghold; therefore
KJV: dwelt in the castle; therefore they called
INT: dwelt David the stronghold and it was
1 Chronicles 12:9
HEB:אֶל־ דָּוִיד֩ לַמְצַ֨ד מִדְבָּ֜רָה גִּבֹּרֵ֣י
INT: make David castle desert champion
1 Chronicles 12:17
HEB:וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה עַד־ לַמְצָ֖ד לְדָוִֽיד׃
INT: Benjamin Judah castle David
Isaiah 33:16
HEB:מְרוֹמִ֣ים יִשְׁכֹּ֔ן מְצָד֥וֹת סְלָעִ֖ים מִשְׂגַּבּ֑וֹ
NAS: His refuge will be the impregnable rock;
KJV: his place of defence [shall be] the munitions of rocks:
INT: the heights will dwell will be the impregnable rock his refuge
Jeremiah 48:41
HEB:נִלְכְּדָה֙ הַקְּרִיּ֔וֹת וְהַמְּצָד֖וֹת נִתְפָּ֑שָׂה וְֽ֠הָיָה
NAS: has been captured And the strongholds have been seized,
KJV: is taken, and the strong holds are surprised,
INT: has been captured Kerioth and the strongholds have been seized become
Jeremiah 51:30
HEB:לְהִלָּחֵ֗ם יָֽשְׁבוּ֙ בַּמְּצָד֔וֹת נָשְׁתָ֥ה גְבוּרָתָ֖ם
NAS: They stay in the strongholds; Their strength
KJV: they have remained in [their] holds: their might
INT: fighting stay the strongholds is exhausted their strength
