H4694 - מְצוּרָה (mᵉtsûwrâh)

H4694 מְצוּרָה (mᵉtsûwrâh) mets-oo-raw'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

or mtsurah {mets-oo-raw'}; feminine of 4692; a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortification

KJV Usage: fenced (city, fort, munition, strong hold

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מְצוּרָה (me.tsu.rah) — fortress. 1) siege-works, stronghold, rampart 1a) siege-works 1b) rampart

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

מְצוּרָה (H4694)

noun f · צור

Fortifications

fortification = construction or set of constructions in the shape of walls, ramparts, and towers; ► erected in order to make a town better defendable against attack or siege

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Weapons

siege-works = set of constructions used to conquer a city under siege

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Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מְצוּרָה n.f. siege-works, rampart base