Lexicon matsowd: Fortress, stronghold, net, bulwark Original Word: מָצוֹד Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bulwark, hold, net, snare Or (feminine) mtsowdah {mets-o-daw'}; or mtsodah {mets-o-daw'}; from tsuwd; a net (for capturing animals or fishes) -- also (by interchange for mtsad) a fastness or (beseiging) tower -- bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare. see HEBREW tsuwd see HEBREW mtsad Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [מָצוֺד] noun masculine in plural, dubious, usually siege-works; — מְצוֺדִים נְּדֹלִים Ecclesiastes 9:14, but read מְצוּרִים WklAltor. Forsch. iv. 353, see מָצוֺר 2, p. 849 a. II. [מָצוֺד] noun [masculine] hunting implement, specifically net (compare Syriac I. מְצוֺדָה noun feminine net; — ׳מ Ecclesiastes 9:12 for fish (in simile); — plural Ezekiel 19:9 see מְצָד above II. [מְצוֺדָה] noun feminine fastness, stronghold; — suffix מְצֹדָתָהּ Isaiah 29:7 (of Ariel); — plural Ezekiel 19:9 see מְצָד. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root verb צוּד (tsud), meaning "to hunt" or "to lay a trap."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G293 (amphiblestron): Refers to a "net" used for fishing, similar to the trapping aspect of מָצוֹד. Usage: The word מָצוֹד appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often symbolizing entrapment or a place of security. It is used metaphorically to describe situations of being ensnared or protected. Context: • Net/Trap: In its primary sense, מָצוֹד is used to describe a device for capturing animals, reflecting the idea of being caught or ensnared. This usage is evident in passages where the imagery of a net is employed to convey danger or entrapment. Forms and Transliterations וּמְצֹ֣דָתָ֔הּ ומצדתה מְצ֣וֹד מְצוֹדִ֥ים מְצוֹדִ֧ים מצוד מצודים mə·ṣō·w·ḏîm mə·ṣō·wḏ məṣōwḏ məṣōwḏîm meTzod metzoDim ū·mə·ṣō·ḏā·ṯāh ūməṣōḏāṯāh umeTzodaTahLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Proverbs 12:12 HEB: חָמַ֣ד רָ֭שָׁע מְצ֣וֹד רָעִ֑ים וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ NAS: man desires the booty of evil men, KJV: desireth the net of evil INT: desires the wicked the booty of evil the root Ecclesiastes 7:26 Ecclesiastes 9:14 Isaiah 29:7 4 Occurrences |
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, ᵑ7 מְצַדְתָּא, net); — only figurative: construct מְצוֺד רָעִים 
