מָצוֹר
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4692
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
siege-enclosure tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
מָצוֹר⁴: siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment; n.pr.terr. tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.[m.] siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment;—always מ׳ abs., exc. cstr. מְצוֹר Ez 4:7, sf. מְצוּרֶ֑ךָ v 8;— siege מ׳ שָׂם עָלֵינוּ Mi 4:14 he hath laid siege to us, cf. וְנָתַתָּ֫ עָלֶיהָ מ׳ Ez 4:2; בּוֹא בַמּ׳ is come into a state of siege Dt 20:19; 2 K 24:10; 25:2; Je 52:5, cf. וְהָֽיְתָה בַמּ׳ Ez 4:3; יוֹשֶׁבֶת֯י בַּמּ׳ Je 10:17; מְצוֹר יְרו׳ Ez 4:7 siege of Jerus., but also מ׳ עַל־יְרו׳ Zc 12:2; יְמֵי מ׳ of duration of siege Ez 4:8; 5:2; מֵי מ׳ Na 3:14 water for a siege; in phr. בְּמ׳ וּבְמָצוֹק in the siege and stress Dt 28:53, 55, 57 Je 19:9. enclosure, i.e. siege-works Dt 20:20; late = rampart Zc 9:3, עִיר מ׳ entrenched city ψ 31:22 (al. besieged), 60:11 (‖ 108:11 ע׳מִבְצָר), cf. 2 Ch 8:5; עָרִים לְמ׳ 11:5, ישְׁבִים בְּמ׳ בִּירוּשָׁלַם 32:10; מ׳ Hb 2:1 according to most (‖ מִשְׁמֶרֶת); but We der. from נצר, i.e. watch-tower, Now conj. מִצְפֶּה (cf. וַאֲצַפֶּה foll.); > Buhl conj. מְצָד—מ׳ n.pr.terr. v. p. 596.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 20 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (9 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (4 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: of siege (7); siege (7); a siege (2).
In the verses
אִסְפִּ֥י מֵאֶ֖רֶץ כִּנְעָתֵ֑ךְ יֹשֶׁ֖בֶת בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ס
Word for word: gather.up from.[the] ground bundle your O.[you.who].dwell in the siege
JPS 1917: Gather up thy wares from the ground, O thou that abidest in the siege.
בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י הִפְלִ֘יא חַסְדּ֥וֹ לִ֝י֗ בְּעִ֣יר מָצֽוֹר׃
Word for word: [be].blessed Yahweh (dm) he.has.made.wonderful loyalty his.covenant to me in a.city of.siege
JPS 1917: Blessed be the LORD; for He hath shown me His wondrous lovingkindness in an entrenched city.
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