Definition

a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness

Etymology

or (feminine) מְצוּדָה; or מְצֻדָה; for H4685 (מָצוֹד);

Where the KJV renders it

• castle
• defense
• fort(-ress)
• (strong) hold
• be hunted
• net
• snare
• strong place

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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