Definition

something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness

Etymology

or מָצוּר; from H6696 (צוּר);

Where the KJV renders it

• besieged
• bulwark
• defence
• fenced
• fortress
• siege
• strong (hold)
• tower

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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