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Strong's H4692 מָצוֹר (matsor)

Matsor means “siege” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4692 — speudo in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4692
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 26
Books 10

Strong's H4692 Quick Answer

Strong's H4692 מָצוֹר מָצוּר (matsowr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. matsowr (maw-tsore') (or matsuwr {maw-tsoor'}) n-m. 1. something hemming in 2. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers) It has 26 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include siege. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
matsowr (maw-tsore') (or matsuwr {maw-tsoor'}) n-m. 1. something hemming in 2. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers)
Usage
26 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
siege

Meaning and Definition

matsowr (maw-tsore') (or matsuwr {maw-tsoor'}) n-m. 1. something hemming in 2. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers) 3. (abstractly) a siege 4. (figuratively) distress 5. (subjectively) a fastness [from H6696] KJV: besieged, bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress, siege, strong (hold), tower. Root(s): H6696

Original Word
מָצוֹר מָצוּר
Transliteration
matsowr
Derivation
Root: צור First root strongs: 6696
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4692. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4692 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render matsowr, 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.

siege Deuteronomy 20:19 14×

How Strong's H4692 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 26 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4692 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 H4692 in the Old Testament

26 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 20:19 KJV

When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:

Deuteronomy 20:20 KJV

Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.

Deuteronomy 28:53 KJV

And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:

Usage Excerpts

First 26 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4692.

Deuteronomy 20:19 Old Testament, KJV
When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:
Deuteronomy 20:20 Old Testament, KJV
Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.
Deuteronomy 28:53 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
Deuteronomy 28:55 Old Testament, KJV
So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
Deuteronomy 28:57 Old Testament, KJV
And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.
2 Kings 24:10 Old Testament, KJV
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
2 Kings 25:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
2 Chronicles 8:5 Old Testament, KJV
Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
2 Chronicles 11:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
2 Chronicles 32:10 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
Psalms 31:21 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
Psalms 60:9 Old Testament, KJV
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
Jeremiah 10:17 Old Testament, KJV
Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
Jeremiah 19:9 Old Testament, KJV
And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.
Jeremiah 52:5 Old Testament, KJV
So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
Ezekiel 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.
Ezekiel 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 4:7 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
Ezekiel 4:8 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.
Ezekiel 5:2 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
Micah 5:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
Micah 7:12 Old Testament, KJV
In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
Nahum 3:14 Old Testament, KJV
Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
Habakkuk 2:1 Old Testament, KJV
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
Zechariah 9:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
Zechariah 12:2 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4692, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament
Micah 2 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4692 FAQ

What does matsor (מָצוֹר) mean?

Matsor (Strong's H4692) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "siege". matsowr (maw-tsore') (or matsuwr {maw-tsoor'}) n-m. 1. something hemming in 2. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers)

How many times is matsor (מָצוֹר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 26 linked usages for Strong's H4692 across 10 books.

Where can I study matsor (מָצוֹר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4692 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate matsor (מָצוֹר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as siege. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.