Strong’s H4686 · Hebrew
מָצוּד
mâtsûwd · maw-tsood'
Origin or (feminine) מְצוּדָה; or מְצֻדָה; for מָצוֹד (H4685);
Meaning a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness
In the King James Version castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.
In 22 verses of the King James Version
- 1 Samuel 22:4And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
- 1 Samuel 22:5And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
- 1 Samuel 24:22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.
- 2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
- 2 Samuel 5:9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
- 2 Samuel 5:17But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
- 2 Samuel 22:2And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
- 2 Samuel 23:14And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
- 1 Chronicles 11:5And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
- 1 Chronicles 11:16And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Bethlehem.
- Job 19:6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
- Job 39:28She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
- Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
- Psalms 31:2Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
- Psalms 31:3For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
- Psalms 66:11Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
- Psalms 71:3Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
- Psalms 91:2I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
- Psalms 144:2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
- Ezekiel 12:13My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
- Ezekiel 13:21Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
- Ezekiel 17:20And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.