מָצוּד
mâtsûwd · maw-tsood'
a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness
Lexicon
Derivation: or (feminine) מְצוּדָה; or מְצֻדָה; for H4685 (מָצוֹד);
a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness
- a net, or (abstractly) capture
- also, a fastness
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to pursue the straight path › to fasten and establish › the doorway, the way in
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to pursue the straight path that works to fasten and establish of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מָצוּד above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
21 occurrences · 21 OT · 0 NT · 17 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and my fortress6 · 27%
- in my snare2 · 9%
- was in the hold1 · 5%
- not in the hold1 · 5%
- unto the hold1 · 5%
- the strong hold1 · 5%
- in the fort1 · 5%
- to the hold1 · 5%
- was then in an hold1 · 5%
- the castle1 · 5%
- was then in the hold1 · 5%
- me with his net1 · 5%
- and the strong place1 · 5%
- of defence1 · 5%
- us into the net1 · 5%
- to be hunted1 · 5%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.