Metsurah מְצוּרָה

Metsurah (Hebrew מְצוּרָה, Strong's H4694) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “fortress”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Metsurah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 11:10
  And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
• 2 Chronicles 11:11
  And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.He strengthened their fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.
• 2 Chronicles 11:23
  And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.Rehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.
• 2 Chronicles 12:4
  And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 14:6
  And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the Lord had given him rest.Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.
• 2 Chronicles 21:3
  And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 29:3
  And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you.

Nahum

• Nahum 2:1
  He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).