Matsor מָצוֹר
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| מָצוֹר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | matsor |
| Strong's number | H4693 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Egypt |
| Occurrences | 5 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (2) |
Matsor (Hebrew מָצוֹר, Strong's H4693) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Egypt”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
"Matsor", a name for Egypt
Another spelling of mits.ra.yim (מִצְרַ֫יִם "Egypt" H4714G)
This name means siege, entrenchment
Another spelling of mits.ra.yim (מִצְרַ֫יִם "Egypt" H4714G)
This name means siege, entrenchment
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | places (2), defence (1), fortified (1), fortress (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | egypt (5) |
Verses
Every verse with Matsor, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 19:24I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
Isaiah
- Isaiah 19:6And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
- Isaiah 37:25I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
Micah
- Micah 7:12In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.On that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates, from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).