2 Samuel 22:2
And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
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Fortress
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Micah 7:12
In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
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5 occurrences in 5 verses.
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מָצוּד
mâtsûwd · maw-tsood'
6 times translated as this KJV form22 total Strong's occurrences
a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness
Strong's KJV usage: castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.
Strong's first: 2 Samuel 22:2Strong's last: Psalms 144:2
Open full H4686 profile →מִבְצָר
mibtsâr · mib-tsawr'
4 times translated as this KJV form37 total Strong's occurrences
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
Strong's KJV usage: (de-, most) fenced, fortress, (most) strong (hold).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Isaiah 17:3Strong's last: Amos 5:9
Open full H4013 profile →מָעוֹז
mâʻôwz · maw-oze'
3 times translated as this KJV form37 total Strong's occurrences
a fortified place; figuratively, a defence
Strong's KJV usage: force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (× most) strong (hold).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Jeremiah 16:19Strong's last: Daniel 11:10
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mâtsôwr · maw-tsore'
1 times translated as this KJV form22 total Strong's occurrences
something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness
Strong's KJV usage: besieged, bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress, siege, strong (hold), tower.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Jeremiah 10:17Strong's last: Jeremiah 10:17
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mâtsôwr · maw-tsore'
1 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences
Egypt (as the border of Palestine)
Strong's KJV usage: besieged places, defense, fortified.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Micah 7:12Strong's last: Micah 7:12
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H4686
And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
H4686
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
H4686
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
H4686
Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
H4686
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
H4686
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
H4013
The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.
H4013
And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
H4013
I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
H4692
Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
H4581
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
H4581
But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
H4581
But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
H4013
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
H4693
In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
English meaning and historical usage.
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fortress
FOR'TRESS, noun
1. Any fortified place; a fort; a castle; a strong hold; a place of defense or security. The English have a strong fortress on the rock of Gibraltar, or that rock is a fortress
2. Defense; safety; security;
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress Psalms 18:2.
FOR'TRESS, verb transitive To furnish with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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