4535 - massach

Strong's Concordance

Original word: מַסָּח
Transliteration: massach
Definition (short): defense
Definition (full): a cordon, military barrier

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: perhaps from nasach
Definition: perhaps repulse, defense
NASB Translation: defense (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From nacach in the sense of staving off; a cordon, (adverbially) or (as a) military barrier -- broken down.

see HEBREW nacach

References

Strong's 4535: 1 Occurrences
KJV: And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.
NASB: (one third also shall be at the gate Sur, and one third at the gate behind the guards), shall keep watch over the house for defense.