Fort
Fort
the rendering in the A.V. of the following Heb. words: , metsad’ (so called as a place of lying in wait), a castle, esp. on a hill, Eze 33:27 (elsewhere usually stronghold); or fem. , metsudah’, a similar kind of fastness, e.g. the citadel of Zion. 2Sa 5:9 (elsewhere fortress, etc.). , maoz’ (so called from its strength), a stronghold, fortified by nature and art, Dan 11:19 (elsewhere usually strength, etc.)., dayek’ (so called from looking out), a watch-tower, especially a scaling-tower in a siege, 2Ki 25:1; Jer 52:4; Eze 4:2; Eze 17:17; Eze 21:22; Eze 26:8. , metsurah’ (so called as being compact), a fortification, e.g. in the siege of a city; generally for defense (fenced city, q.v.), but also for assault, Isa 29:3. , o’phel (q.v.), a mount (so called from its tumulus form), Isa 32:14 (elsewhere tower, stronghold). , misgab’ (so called from its height), a refuge (as often rendered; also tower, defense), Isaiah 25:13. SEE FORTIFICATION.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Fort
A military defense.
Field fortifications
Deu 20:19-20; 2Ki 25:1; Eze 4:2; Eze 17:17; Eze 26:8
Defenses of cities
2Ch 26:15; Isa 25:12 Castle; Tower; Walls
Erected in vineyards and herding grounds
2Ch 26:10; Isa 5:2; Mat 21:33; Mar 12:1; Luk 20:9
Caves used for
Jdg 6:2; 1Sa 23:29; Isa 33:16
Figurative of God’s care
2Sa 22:2-3; 2Sa 22:47; Psa 18:2; Psa 31:3; Psa 71:3; Psa 91:2; Psa 144:2; Pro 18:10; Nah 1:7