Lexical Definition

‎מָצוּד‎ mâtsûwd (maw-tsood') net ^H:N-F
or (feminine) מְצוּדָה mᵉtsûwdâh (mets-oo-daw'); or מְצֻדָה mᵉtsudâh (mets-oo-daw'); for ‎מָצוֹד‎

castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.

• a net, or (abstractly) capture
• also a fastness

1) net, prey, net prey
1a) net
1b) prey
2) fastness, stronghold

See Greek: παγίς · περιοχή

Extended Information

• fastness, stronghold

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎מְצוּדָה‎ noun feminine net, prey; — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ezek 13:21; Ps 66:11 suffix ‎מְצוּדָתִי‎ Ezek 12:13; Ezek 17:20 ; —

1. net, in figureof ‎׳‎‎י‎'s judgment, Ezek 12:13; Ezek 17:20 (both || ‎רֶשֶׁת‎), Ps 66:11.

2. prey Ezek 13:21 (figurative).

II. ‎מְצוּדָה‎ noun feminine fastness, stronghold; — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ 1Sam 22:4 +, ‎מְצֻדֶה‎ 2Sam 5:9, construct ‎מְצֻדַת‎ v2Sam 5:7 suffix ‎מְצוּדָתִי‎ Ps 18:3* +, ‎מְצֻדָתִי‎ 2Sam 22:2 plural ‎מְצוּדוֺת‎ Ps 31:3* — fastness of David, 1Sam 22:4; 1Sam 22:5; 1Sam 24:23* (Gi v.1Sam 24:22*) 2Sam 5:17; 2Sam 23:14 = 1Chr 11:16 read also ‎מְצֻדַת עֲדֻלָּם‎ 1Sam 22:1; 2Sam 23:13; 1Chr 11:15, for ᵑ0 ‎מְעָדַת‎ (see ‎מְעָרָה‎ p. 1Chr 79:2 b); of Jerusalem, ‎מְצֻדַת צִיּוֺן‎ 2Sam 5:7 = 1Chr 11:5, compare 2Sam 5:9 home of eagle Job 39:28 (+ ‎שֶׁןסֶֿלַע‎); elsewhere figurative of ‎׳‎‎י‎ Ps 18:3*=2Sam 22:2; Ps 31:4*; Ps 71:3 (all + ‎סַלְעִי‎), Ps 91:2 (+ ‎מַחְסִי‎), Ps 144:2 (+‎חַסְדִּי‎, but this dubious, Krochm Gr Che ‎חִסְנִי‎, Dy ‎חִזְקִ‎, Du ‎סַלְעִי‎; possibly is ‎מַתְסִי‎); also ‎כֵּית מְצוּדוֺת‎ Ps 31:8*.

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