Know the Word.

Hebrew word

mâtsôwr

maw-tsore'

מָצוֹר

What it means

something hemming in, i.e. a mound, a siege, distress

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

Where it comes from

or מָצוּר; from tsûwr (צוּר)

How the King James translates it

  • siege11
  • strong2
  • besieged2
  • bulwarks1
  • fenced1
  • defence1
  • tower1
  • hold1

Every place it appears 20

2 Chronicles8:511:532:10
Psalms31:2160:9
Jeremiah19:952:5
Micah5:1
Nahum3:14
Habakkuk2:1
Zechariah9:312:2