מְצוּרָה

«מְצוּרָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: siege-works — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 8 times · Key: 4694 · BDB: מְצוּרָה

Glosses

fortifications (4); of.fortifications (2); [the].fortification (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

siege-works tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. siege-works, rampart tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. siege-works, rampart;—abs. מ׳ Na 2:2 2 Ch 14:5; pl. מְצוּרוֹת 2 Ch 11:11 +, מְצֻרֹת Is 29:3, etc.;— siege-works Is 29:3. rampart נָצוֹר מ׳ Na 2:2 guard the rampart! (‖ צַפֵּה דֶרֶךְ; We Now der. from נצר, i.e. keep watch!), 2 Ch 11:11, עָרֵי מְצוּרָה 14:5 fortified cities, so עָרֵי (הַ)מְצֻרוֹת 11:10, 23; 12:4; 21:3.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 8 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

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

In the verses

2 Chronicles 12:4

וַיִּלְכֹּ֛ד אֶת־עָרֵ֥י הַמְּצֻר֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֖א עַד־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס

Word for word: and he.captured (et) the.cities of.(the) fortifications which [belonged].to Judah and he.came to Jerusalem

JPS 1917: And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.

Nahum 2:2

עָלָ֥ה מֵפִ֛יץ עַל־פָּנַ֖יִךְ נָצ֣וֹר מְצֻרָ֑ה צַפֵּה־דֶ֙רֶךְ֙ חַזֵּ֣ק מָתְנַ֔יִם אַמֵּ֥ץ כֹּ֖חַ מְאֹֽד׃

Word for word: he.has.come.up [one.who].scatters on face your guard [the].fortification watch [the].road strengthen [the].loins make.strong strength exceedingly

JPS 1917: A maul is come up before thy face; guard the defences, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily! —

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