Definition

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

Etymology

or מְצֻרָה; feminine of H4692 (מָצוֹר);

Where the KJV renders it

• fenced (city
• fort
• munition
• strong hold

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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