4686 - matsuwd

Strong's Concordance

Original word: מְצוּדָה
Transliteration: matsuwd
Definition (short): castle
Definition (full): a net, capture, a fastness

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Or (feminine) mtsuwdah {mets-oo-daw'}; or mtsudah {mets-oo-daw'}; for matsowd; a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness; --castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.

see HEBREW matsowd

References

Strong's 4686: 21 Occurrences
KJV: And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
NASB: Then he left them with the king of Moab; and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.
KJV: And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
NASB: The prophet Gad said to David, "Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah." So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.
KJV: And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.
NASB: David swore to Saul. And Saul went to his home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
KJV: Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
NASB: Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, that is the city of David.
KJV: So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
NASB: So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.