מָצוֹר
Used: 5 times · Key: lemma:מָצוֹר · BDB: מָצוֹר⁴
Glosses
of.fortification (2); [the].fortification (1); a.fortification (1)
Meaning (OSHB)
siege-enclosure tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
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, 5 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (8 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (4 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «מָצוֹר» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
מִ֣י יֹ֭בִלֵנִי עִ֣יר מָצ֑וֹר מִ֖י נָחַ֣נִי עַד־אֱדֽוֹם׃
Word for word: who? will he.bring.me a.city of.fortification who? has he.led.me to Edom
JPS 1917: Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me unto Edom?
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב רְחַבְעָ֖ם בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיִּ֧בֶן עָרִ֛ים לְמָצ֖וֹר בִּיהוּדָֽה׃
Word for word: and he.dwelt Rehoboam in Jerusalem and he.built cities to fortification in Judah
JPS 1917: And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
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