fortress

«fortress» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a large, strong building or town with thick walls, built… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (fortress, fortresses)

meaning for a pupil

1) A fortress is a large, strong building or town with thick walls, built to protect people from attack. tree →

2) A fortress is any place that is very safe and hard to get into. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Psalms and Prophets it is often a picture of God as a safe, strong refuge, as well as a real walled place. Interpretation: Tradition reads "the LORD is my fortress" as trust in God over armies and walls. In the primary lessons: In history lessons, fortresses include castles, walled towns and forts used in wars. In stories, a fortress is often the home of a king or a villain. In everyday talk, «a fortress» can describe a well-guarded house or a strong defence in sport. Common phrases: «an ancient fortress», «mountain fortress», «impregnable fortress», «turn into a fortress».

examples

• and he said: The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; (Prophets 2SA.22.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• The God who is my strong fortress, and who letteth my way go forth straight; (Prophets 2SA.22.33, JPS 1917) tree →
• That causeth destruction to flash upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress. (Prophets AMO.5.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• The soldiers hid inside the stone fortress. tree →
• The fortress stood on a hill above the river. tree →
• Edinburgh Castle was once a mighty fortress. tree →
• We built a pillow fortress in the living room. tree →
• The dragon guarded the gate of the dark fortress. tree →
• Their defence was like a fortress — no goals all season. tree →
• The fortress walls were three metres thick. tree →
• Shiyu by using his magic art quickly passed over with his army and shut himself up in a fortress on the opposite bank. tree →

note

Plural: fortresses. Related words: «fort» (usually smaller), «fortify» (make stronger), «fortification». A fortress is a kind of building, not a weapon.

In the corpora

• and he said: The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
• The God who is my strong fortress, and who letteth my way go forth straight;
• I have made thee a tower and a fortress among My people; that thou mayest know and try their way.
• That causeth destruction to flash upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
• For Thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for Thy name's sake lead me and guide me.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fortress» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.