מִבְצָר
mibtsâr · H4013 · Hebrew · 37 occurrences
Thing
Meanings
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fortress, stronghold
Area that has been fortified with the help of a strong and solid wall and possibly other defense works; associated with security
ExamplesIsaiah 17:3 “The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, And sovereignty from Damascus And the remnant of Aram; They will be like the glory of the sons of Israel,” Declares the LORD of armies.
Joshua 10:20 It came about when Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished striking them down in a very great defeat, until they were destroyed, and the survivors of them who escaped had entered the fortified cities,
Joshua 19:35 The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
15 occurrences in 9 groups
- ךָyour 3
- ךְyour 3
- Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9
What it doesIt is the subject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- שָׁבַתto cease, to rest, to put an end 1
- שָׁדַדto devastate, to destroy 1
What is done to itIt is the object
8 occurrences in 6 groups
- הָרַסto tear down, to overthrow 2
- שָׁחַתto destroy, to corrupt 2
- חָזַקto be strong, to strengthen 1
- שׂוּםto put, to set, to place 1
- שָׁחַחto become low 1
- שָׁלַחto send, to send away 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- תְּאֵןfig tree 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- עַלon, upon, over, against 4
- לto/for 4
- בin/on/with 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
18 occurrences in 1 groups
- עִירcity, town 18
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 9 words
- מָצוּד mâtsûwd · H4686 · prey, victim, (trammel) net
- Both words denote fortified defensive structures and could substitute for each other in contexts describing defensive strongholds; מָצוּד (mâtsûwd, H4686) has additional senses beyond fortification (“be hunted, net, snare, traps”) that מִבְצָר (mibtsâr, H4013) lacks, reflecting a broader range.
- מְצוּרָה mᵉtsûwrâh · H4694 · fortification, siege-works
- Both words denote fortified places ('fenced', 'fortress', 'stronghold' and 'fenced city', 'fort', 'munition', 'stronghold'), in the same area of meaning.
- מִגְדָּל migdâl · H4026 · tower
- Both words denote fortification structures with an overlapping defensive or protective sense (fortress and tower or castle). They are distinct Hebrew words that could substitute in many contexts of defensive structures.
- דָּיֵק dâyêq · H1785 · siege wall
- Both lexemes denote physical fortifications and are genuine same-language near-synonyms (both refer to fortified structures/strongholds). Real domain-based evidence supports synonymy, but exhaustive verification is incomplete.
- חֵיל chêyl · H2426 · outer wall, outer fortification, within wall > town
- The target term means fortress or stronghold, and חֵיל (chêyl, H2426) means bulwark, rampart, trench or wall; both denote physical fortification structures.
- טִירָה ṭîyrâh · H2918 · camp, encampment, village
- Both words denote fortified structures: טִירָה (ṭîyrâh, H2918) means castle or palace, and the target term fortress or stronghold. They are Hebrew words for defensive architecture that could substitute in contexts describing fortified places.
- מָצוֹר mâtsôwr · H4692 · distress, siege
- Both words denote fortified places or structures ('fortress, stronghold, fenced place'), overlapping substantially in the sense of fortification.
- מָעוֹז mâʻôwz · H4581 · stronghold, refuge
- Both words denote fortified structures or places of strength and refuge, with senses such as 'fortress', 'strong hold' and 'fort'; both are Hebrew words for fortified places.
- מְצַד mᵉtsad · H4679 · prey, victim, (trammel) net
- Both words denote types of fortified structures or strongholds with near-identical senses ('fortress' or 'fenced', and 'castle', 'fort' or 'hold').
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Fortifications001003002003
- מִבְצָר denotes a fortress or fortified place, as in Numbers 32:36's "fortified cities," placing it among defensive architectural structures.
- Names of People003001007
- The source data also assigns this entry the Names of People domain, reflecting the identically spelled personal name Mibzar (Genesis 36:42/1 Chronicles 1:53), though this entry's own sampled citations attest only the common 'fortress' sense.
Word family 9 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4013. mibtsar or mibtsarah מִבְצָר noun masculineIsa 17:3 fortification — מִבְצָר…
or mibtsarah מִבְצָר noun masculineIsa 17:3 fortification — מִבְצָר Numbers 32:71 Num 32:18t.; construct מִבְצַר Jos 19:29 Jos 19:2t.; plural מִבְצָרִים Num 13:19; Dan 11:24; מִבְצָרוֺת Dan 11:15; מִבְצְרֵי Lam 2:2; Dan 11:39; suffix מִבְצָרֶיךָ Hos 10:14 Hos 10:2t.; מִבְצָרַיִךְ Nah 3:12; מִבְצָרָ֑יִךְ Nah 3:14; Jer 48:18; מִבְצָרָיו Psa 89:41; Lam 2:5; מִבְצָרֶיהָ Isa 34:13; מִבְצְרֵיהֶם 2Ki 8:12; — fortification, especially in phrase מ (ערי) ׳עיר ׅ׳(המ = fortified city Num 32:17, Num 32:36; Jos 10:20; Jos 19:29, Jos 19:35; 1Sa 6:18; 2Ki 3:19; 2Ki 10:2; 2Ki 17:9; 2Ki 18:8; Jer 4:5; Jer 5:17; Jer 8:14; Jer 34:7; Psa 108:11 (מ ׳עיר = מָצוֺר עיר Psa 60:11), 2Ch 17:19; Dan 11:15 (׳מ in this connection singular except Jer 5:17 & Dan 11:15 (מבצרות)); Jer 1:18 figurative of prophet, so without עיר Jer 6:27; fortress, stronghold, literal without עיר etc. Num 13:19; 2Ki 8:12; Jer 48:18; Isa 17:3; Isa 25:12 (׳מ חומתיך משׁגב) Isa 34:13 (|| ארמנת), Lam 2:2, Lam 2:5 (|| id.) Psa 89:41; Hos 10:14; Amo 5:9; Mic 5:10; Nah 3:12, Nah 3:14; Hab 1:10; Dan 11:24, Dan 11:39; followed by proper name ׳מ צֹד 2Sa 24:7 (compare Jos 19:29 מ ׳עיר צֹר).
בַּקְבֻּק בַּקְבּוק, see below בקק.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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