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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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.
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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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