Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
siegework
Usage: siege-works, bulwark
Strong's Number
H4685
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
4
Strong's H4685 Quick Answer
Strong's H4685 מָצוֹד מְצוֹדָה מְצוֹדָה (matsowd) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. matsowd (maw-tsode') (or (feminine) mtsowdah {mets-o-daw'} or mtsodah {mets-o-daw'}) n-f. 1. a net (for capturing animals or fishes) 2. (by interchange for H4679) a fastness or (beseiging) tower It has 5 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include net and nets. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- matsowd (maw-tsode') (or (feminine) mtsowdah {mets-o-daw'} or mtsodah {mets-o-daw'}) n-f. 1. a net (for capturing animals or fishes) 2. (by interchange for H4679) a fastness or (beseiging) tower
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- net and nets
Meaning and Definition
matsowd (maw-tsode') (or (feminine) mtsowdah {mets-o-daw'} or mtsodah {mets-o-daw'}) n-f. 1. a net (for capturing animals or fishes) 2. (by interchange for H4679) a fastness or (beseiging) tower [from H6679] KJV: bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare. Root(s): H6679 See also: H4679
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4685. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4685 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render matsowd, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
net
Proverbs 12:12
nets
Ecclesiastes 7:26
How Strong's H4685 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4685 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4685 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4685.
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:
And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4685, grouped by book.
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4685 FAQ
What does matsod (מָצוֹד) mean?
Matsod (Strong's H4685) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "net". matsowd (maw-tsode') (or (feminine) mtsowdah {mets-o-daw'} or mtsodah {mets-o-daw'}) n-f. 1. a net (for capturing animals or fishes) 2. (by interchange for H4679) a fastness or (beseiging) tower
How many times is matsod (מָצוֹד) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H4685 across 4 books.
Where can I study matsod (מָצוֹד) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4685 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate matsod (מָצוֹד)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as net and nets. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.