מָצוֹד

I. [מָצוֺד] noun masculine in plural, dubious, usually siege-works; — מְצוֺדִים נְּדֹלִים Eccl 9:14, but read מְצוּרִים Wkl^{Altor. Forsch. iv. 353}, see מָצוֺר 2, p. 849 a.

II. [מָצוֺד] noun [masculine] hunting implement, specifically net (compare Syriac , ᵑ7 מְצַדְתָּא, net); — only figurative: construct מְצוֺד רָעִים Prov 12:12 (but text dubious, see conjecture in Toy); suffix מְצוּדוֺ Job 19:5 (of God as Job's hunter); plural מְצוֺדִים וַחֲרָמִים לִנָּהּ Eccl 7:26 (of woman).

I. מְצוֺדָה noun feminine net; — ׳מ Eccl 9:12 for fish (in simile); — plural Ezek 19:9 see מְצָד above

II. [מְצוֺדָה] noun feminine fastness, stronghold; — suffix מְצֹדָתָהּ Isa 29:7 (of Ariel); — plural Ezek 19:9 see מְצָד.