Lexical Definition

‎מְצוּרָה‎ mᵉtsûwrâh (mets-oo-raw') fortress ^H:N-F
or מְצֻרָה mᵉtsurâh (metsoo-raw'); feminine of ‎מָצוֹר‎

fenced (city, fort, munition, strong hold.

• a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortification

1) siege-works, stronghold, rampart
1a) siege-works
1b) rampart

See Greek: πύργος · τεῖχος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מְצוּרָה‎ noun feminine siege-works, rampart; — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Nah 2:2*; 2Chr 14:5* plural ‎מְצוּרוֺת‎ 2Chr 11:11 +, ‎מְצֻרֹת‎ Isa 29:3, etc.; —

1. siege-works Isa 29:3.

2. rampart ‎׳‎‎נָצוֺר מ‎ Nah 2:2* guard the rampart / (|| ‎צַפֵּה דֶרֶךְ‎; We Now derive from ‎נצר‎, i.e. keep watch !), 2Chr 11:11, ‎עָרֵי מְצוּרָה‎ 2Chr 14:5* fortified cities, so ‎עָרַי (הַ)מְצוּרוֺת‎ v.2Chr 14:10* v2Chr 14:23; 2Chr 12:4; 2Chr 21:3.

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