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Defense

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H4686, H4693
Hebrew
מָצוּד · mâtsûwd

Strong’s and original-language information

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מָצוּד

H4686
Transliteration
mâtsûwd
Pronunciation
maw-tsood'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
24

Glosses

castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.

Lexicon definition

a net, or (abstractly) capture

also a fastness

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מָצוֹר

H4693
Transliteration
mâtsôwr
Pronunciation
maw-tsore'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
5

Glosses

besieged places, defense, fortified.

Lexicon definition

Egypt (as the border of Palestine)

Greek lexical coverage

No safely matched Greek Strong’s entry

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The installed lexicons do not contain a sufficiently exact Greek word-level match for this study. UNLEARN leaves this language unassigned instead of displaying an unrelated Strong’s record.

Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Defense

Indexed occurrences: 17

Source: Strong's Concordance · View data sources

Strong's Concordance

Defenses

Indexed occurrences: 4

Source: Strong's Concordance · View data sources

All Scripture references29 references

Topical Bible

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Ancient Context8 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Alexander, upon the League of Mutual Defense Which Cleopatra Had Agreed with Him, Made an Expedition Against Coelesyria, and Utterly Overthrew the City of Gaza; and How He Slew Many Ten Thousands of Jews That Rebelled Against Him.

Antiquities Book 13, Chapter 13

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Marcus, Succeeded Sextus When He Had Been Slain By Bassus's Treachery; And How, After The Death Of Cæsar, Cassius Came Into Syria, And Distressed Judea; As Also How Malichus Slew Antipater And Was Himself Slain By Herod.

Antiquities Book 14, Chapter 11

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Herod Upon His Making Aristobulus High Priest Took Care That He Should Be Murdered In A Little Time; And What Apology He Made To Antony About Aristobulus; As Also Concerning Joseph And Mariamne.

Antiquities Book 15, Chapter 3

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How During Antipater's Abode At Rome, Herod Brought Alexander And Aristobulus Before Cæsar And Accused Them. Alexander's Defense Of Himself Before Cæsar And Reconciliation To His Father.

Antiquities Book 16, Chapter 4

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How, Upon Herod's Going Down Into David's Sepulcher, The Sedition In His Family Greatly Increased.

Antiquities Book 16, Chapter 7

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Eurycles Falsely Accused Herod's Sons; And How Their Father Bound Them, And Wrote To Cæsar About Them. Of Sylleus And How He Was Accused By Nicolaus.

Antiquities Book 16, Chapter 10

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Herod, By Permission From Cæsar Accused His Sons Before An Assembly Of Judges At Berytus; And What Tero Suffered For Using A Boundless And Military Liberty Of Speech. Concerning Also The Death Of The Young Men And Their Burial At

Antiquities Book 16, Chapter 11

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Antipater's Navigation From Rome To His Father; And How He Was Accused By Nicolaus Of Damascus And Condemned To Die By His Father, And By Quintilius Varus, Who Was Then President Of Syria; And How He Was Then Bound Till Cæsar Should Be Informed Of His Cause.

Antiquities Book 17, Chapter 5

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