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.<\/p>\n
A military defense.<\/p>\n
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Field fortifications<\/p>\n
Deu 20:19-20<\/span>; 2Ki 25:1<\/span>; Eze 4:2<\/span>; Eze 17:17<\/span>; Eze 26:8<\/span> <\/p>\n \n Defenses of cities<\/p>\n 2Ch 26:15<\/span>; Isa 25:12<\/span> Castle<\/span>; Tower<\/span>; Walls<\/span> <\/p>\n \n Erected in vineyards and herding grounds<\/p>\n 2Ch 26:10<\/span>; Isa 5:2<\/span>; Mat 21:33<\/span>; Mar 12:1<\/span>; Luk 20:9<\/span> <\/p>\n \n Caves used for<\/p>\n Jdg 6:2<\/span>; 1Sa 23:29<\/span>; Isa 33:16<\/span> <\/p>\n \n Figurative of God’s care<\/p>\n 2Sa 22:2-3<\/span>; 2Sa 22:47<\/span>; Psa 18:2<\/span>; Psa 31:3<\/span>; Psa 71:3<\/span>; Psa 91:2<\/span>; Psa 144:2<\/span>; Pro 18:10<\/span>; Nah 1:7<\/span> <\/p>\n 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 … Continue reading “Fort”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-encyclopedic-dictionary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48748\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"