Lexical Definition

‎מִבְצָר‎ mibtsâr (mib-tsawr') fortification ^H:N-M
also (in plural) feminine (Daniel 11:l5) מִבְצָרָה mibtsârâh (mib-tsaw-raw'); from ‎בָּצַר‎

(de-, most) fenced, fortress, (most) strong (hold).

• a fortification, castle, or fortified city
• figuratively, a defender

1) fortification, fortress, fortified city, stronghold

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Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִבְצָר‎ noun masculine^{Isa 17:3} fortification — ‎מִבְצָר‎ Num 32:71 + 18 t.; construct ‎מִבְצַר‎ Josh 19:29 + 2 t.; plural ‎מִבְצָרִים‎ Num 13:19; Dan 11:24 ‎מִבְצָרוֺת‎ Dan 11:15 ‎מִבְצְרֵי‎ Lam 2:2; Dan 11:39 suffix ‎מִבְצָרֶיךָ‎ Hos 10:14 + 2 t.; ‎מִבְצָרַיִךְ‎ Nah 3:12 ‎מִבְצָרָ֑יִךְ‎ vNah 3:14; Jer 48:18 ‎מִבְצָרָיו‎ Ps 89:41*; Lam 2:5 ‎מִבְצָרֶיהָ‎ Isa 34:13 ‎מִבְצְרֵיהֶם‎ 2Kgs 8:12 — fortification, especially in phrase ‎ׅ‎‎׳‎‎(המ‎ ‎׳‎‎עיר (ערי) מ‎ = fortified city Num 32:17; Num 32:36; Josh 10:20; Josh 19:29; Josh 19:35; 1Sam 6:18; 2Kgs 3:19; 2Kgs 10:2; 2Kgs 17:9; 2Kgs 18:8; Jer 4:5; Jer 5:17; Jer 8:14; Jer 34:7; Ps 108:11* (‎׳‎‎עיר מ‎ = ‎עיר מָצוֺר‎ Ps 60:11*), 2Chr 17:19; Dan 11:15 (‎׳‎‎מ‎ in this connection singular except Jer 5:17 & Dan 11:15 (‎מבצרות‎)); Jer 1:18 figurative of prophet, so without ‎עיר‎ Jer 6:27 fortress, stronghold, literal without ‎עיר‎ etc. Num 13:19; 2Kgs 8:12; Jer 48:18; Isa 17:3; Isa 25:12 (‎משׁגב חומתיך‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎) Isa 34:13 (|| ‎ארמנת‎), Lam 2:2; Lam 2:5 (|| id.) Ps 89:41*; Hos 10:14; Amos 5:9; Mic 5:10*; Nah 3:12; Nah 3:14; Hab 1:10; Dan 11:24; Dan 11:39 followed by proper name ‎צֹד‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ 2Sam 24:7 (compare Josh 19:29 ‎צֹר‎ ‎׳‎‎עיר מ‎). ‎בַּקְבּוק‎, ‎בַּקְבֻּק‎ see below ‎בקק‎.

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