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H4694

מְצוּרָה

me.tsu.rahH:N-F

fortress

1) siege-works, stronghold, rampart 1a) siege-works 1b) rampart

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

מְצוּרָה noun feminine siege-works, rampart; — absolute ׳מ Nah 2:2; 2Chr 14:5 plural מְצוּרוֺת 2Chr 11:11 +, מְצֻרֹת Isa 29:3, etc.; —

1. siege-works Isa 29:3.
2. rampart ׳נָצוֺר מ Nah 2:2 guard the rampart / (|| צַפֵּה דֶרֶךְ; We Now derive from נצר, i.e. keep watch !), 2Chr 11:11, עָרֵי מְצוּרָה 2Chr 14:5 fortified cities, so עָרַי (הַ)מְצוּרוֺת v.2Chr 14:10 v2Chr 14:23; 2Chr 12:4; 2Chr 21:3.

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