מָצוּד mâtsûwd

Meaning

a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness

In the King James Version: castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.

Derivation: or (feminine) מְצוּדָה; or מְצֻדָה; for H4685 (מָצוֹד);

Where it is used

• 1 Samuel 22:4 So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.
• 1 Samuel 22:5 Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
• 1 Samuel 24:22 So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
• 2 Samuel 5:7 Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
• 2 Samuel 5:9 So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
• 2 Samuel 5:17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.
• 2 Samuel 22:2 He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
• 2 Samuel 23:14 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
• 1 Chronicles 11:5 The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
• 1 Chronicles 11:16 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
• Job 39:28 He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.
• Psalms 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
• Psalms 31:2 Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
• Psalms 31:3 For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
• Psalms 66:11 You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
• Psalms 71:3 Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
• Psalms 91:2 I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
• Psalms 144:2 He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
• Ezekiel 12:13 But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.
• Ezekiel 13:21 I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
• Ezekiel 17:20 I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.