Word

מָצוּד

mâtsûwd · H4686 · Hebrew · 21 occurrences

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A word for 2 things

NetHunting36 verses
Net, trammel netNets11 verses

Meanings

prey, victim

Animal hunted by humans or other animals, for food; often extended metaphorically to people

Examples
Ezekiel 13:21 “I will also tear off your veils and save My people from your hands, and they will no longer be in your hands as prey; and you will know that I am the LORD.
A trammel net, a combination of two or three layered nets, usually a small-mesh inner net between two looser-mesh nets, set vertically in the water with floats and a weighted rope and left for hours to catch fish; associated with aggression and control ((trammel) net)

Examples
Psalm 66:11 You brought us into the net; You laid an oppressive burden upon us.
Ezekiel 12:13 “I will also spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My net. And I will bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there.
Ezekiel 17:20 “And I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My net. Then I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there regarding the unfaithful act which he has committed against Me.
stronghold, fortress

Area shaped and located in such a way that it is hard to access and can be easily defended against enemies; this can be a natural stronghold in the mountains (e.g. caves) or a construction erected by humans in populated areas; often associated with security and sometimes used as an epithet for leaders or deities that are considered providers of security

Examples
1 Samuel 22:4 Then he left them with the king of Moab; and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.
1 Samuel 22:5 But Gad the prophet said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; leave, and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went into the forest of Hereth.
1 Samuel 24:22 And David swore an oath to Saul. Then Saul went to his home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
Stronghold, Fortress

Literally: (God as one's) stronghold, fortress; hence: a title of God as the one providing security for those who follow him

Examples
2 Samuel 22:2 He said, “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my savior, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalm 31:2 Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be a rock of strength for me, A stronghold to save me.

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

11 occurrences in 3 groups

יmy 8
צִיּוֹןZion 2
הּher 1

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

1 occurrences in 1 groups

רַעevil, bad 1

What is done to itIt is the object

3 occurrences in 2 groups

לָכַדto capture, to take, to catch 2
צָבָאto fight, to serve 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

4 occurrences in 2 groups

יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 2
אַתָּהyou 2

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

8 occurrences in 4 groups

בin/on/with 8
עַלon, upon, over, against 4
אֵלto, toward 2
לto/for 2

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

1 occurrences in 1 groups

בַּיִתhouse, household 1

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.

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.

Near synonyms 8 words

מִבְצָר mibtsâr · H4013 · fortress, stronghold, fortified city: Both words denote fortified defensive structures and could substitute in contexts describing strongholds. מָצוּד (mâtsûwd, H4686) has further senses (“be hunted, net, snare, traps”) that מִבְצָר (mibtsâr, H4013) lacks, so its range is broader.
מִגְדָּל migdâl · H4026 · tower: Both terms denote fortified defensive structures — tower/castle versus fortress/stronghold — overlapping in the military-architecture sense.
מִשְׂגָּב misgâb · H4869 · stronghold, refuge, (God as a) stronghold: One term covers "castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, strong place" alongside trap and hunting terms, while the other's underlying common-noun sense is "stronghold, high refuge." Both refer to defensive structures or places of safety.
מַלְכֹּדֶת malkôdeth · H4434 · trap: One term is polysemous, with distinct fortification senses (castle, fort, stronghold) and trapping senses (net, snare, hunted). In its trapping sense, it overlaps with the other, a straightforward word for "trap": both are devices for capturing.
מְצוּרָה mᵉtsûwrâh · H4694 · fortification, siege-works: Both terms denote fortified defensive structures — one "castle/fortress/stronghold," the other "fenced city/fort/stronghold" — overlapping closely in fortification terminology.
מָעוֹז mâʻôwz · H4581 · stronghold, refuge: Both terms denote fortified structures or strongholds — fortress, fort, stronghold are core senses of each.
מָצוֹר mâtsôwr · H4692 · distress, siege: Both terms denote fortified, defensible structures — fortress, stronghold, fort — sharing the sense of a place of strength and defense.
חֵיל chêyl · H2426 · outer wall, outer fortification, within wall > town: Both terms share genuine fortification or defensive-structure senses — one "bulwark, rampart, wall," the other "castle, fort, hold." Each word also carries other, unrelated senses (one can mean "army, host"; the other can mean "trap, snare, net"), so the fortification overlap, while real, covers only part of each word's full range.

Semantic domains 5 entries

Control002003002007: This domain is not directly shown by the sampled citations, though a stronghold's defensive function implies control over a position or territory.
Traps001003001001018: This entry carries no independent net/trap sense of its own; every tagged occurrence is the noun for a stronghold or fortified refuge, as in “Then he left them with the king of Moab; and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold” (1 Samuel 22:4, in context of 22:4-5's stronghold). The “Traps” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexemes מְצַד (mᵉtsad, H4679) and מָצוֹד (mâtsôwd, H4685) rather than independently attested here.
Fortifications001003002003: מְצָד denotes a stronghold or fortified place, illustrated at 1 Samuel 22:4 ("they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold") and 2 Samuel 5:7 ("David captured the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David").
Titles003001017: This domain is not directly shown by the sampled citations or by this word's own gloss.
Weapons001003001001020: This domain is not directly attested by the sampled citations, though the word's fortress and hunting-net senses both carry a broader defensive/military association.

Word family 7 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

צוּד tsûwd · H6679 · to hunt, to chase · 17×מָצוּדmâtsûwd · H4686צַיִד tsayid · H6718 · hunting, wild game · 18×מְצַד mᵉtsad · H4679 · prey, victim, (trammel) net · 11×צֵידָה tsêydâh · H6720 · provisions · 9×מָצוֹד mâtsôwd · H4685 · prey, victim, (trammel) net · 4×צַיָּד tsayâd · H6719 · hunter · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4686. matsuwd I. מְצוּדָה noun feminine net, prey; — absolute ׳מ Eze 13:21; Psa 66:11;…

H4686. matsuwd
I. מְצוּדָה noun feminine net, prey; — absolute ׳מ Eze 13:21; Psa 66:11; suffix מְצוּדָתִי Eze 12:13; Eze 17:20 ; —
1 net, in figureof ׳יs judgment, Eze 12:13; Eze 17:20 (both || רֶשֶׁת), Psa 66:11.
2 prey Eze 13:21 (figurative).
II. מְצוּדָה noun feminine fastness, stronghold; — absolute ׳מ 1Sa 22:4 +, מְצֻדֶה 2Sa 5:9, construct מְצֻדַת 2Sa 5:7; suffix מְצוּדָתִי Psa 18:3 +, מְצֻדָתִי 2Sa 22:2; plural מְצוּדוֺת Psa 31:3; — fastness of David, 1Sa 22:4-5, 1 Samuel 24:23 (Gi v.1Sa 24:22) 2Sa 5:17; 2Sa 23:14 = 1Ch 11:16; read also עֲדֻלָּם מְצֻדַת 1Sa 22:1; 2Sa 23:13; 1Ch 11:15, for מְעָדַת ᵑ0 (see מְעָרָה p. 1Chron 79:2b); of Jerusalem, צִיּוֺן מְצֻדַת 2Sa 5:7 = 1Ch 11:5, compare 2Sa 5:9; home of eagle Job 39:28 (+ שֶׁןסֶֿלַע); elsewhere figurative of ׳י Psa 18:3=2Sa 22:2; Psa 31:4; Psa 71:3 (all + סַלְעִי), Psa 91:2 (+ מַחְסִי), Psa 144:2 (+חַסְדִּי, but this dubious, Krochm Gr Che חִסְנִי, Dy חִזְקִ, Du סַלְעִי; possibly is מַתְסִי); also מְצוּדוֺת כֵּית Psa 31:8.
II. צוד (√ of following; relation to I. צוד dubious; compare Assyrian sîdîtu, Arabic (), Aramaic זְוָדָה, , Palmyrene זוד, all provisions (especially for journey); in Thes = I. צוד; on game as early food of nomads see RSSemitic i. 205; 2nd ed. 222f. compare DoughtyArab. Des. i. 70, 326, 562; ז (Arabic Aramaic) is then secondary).

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0