Definition

a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender

Etymology

also (in plural) feminine (Daniel 11:l5) מִבְצָרָה; from H1219 (בָּצַר);

Where the KJV renders it

• (de-
• most) fenced
• fortress
• (most) 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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