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the rendering in the A.V. of the following Heb. words: îְöָø , metsad' (so called as a place of lying in wait), a castle, esp. on a hill, Eze_33:27 (elsewhere usually “stronghold”); or fem. îְöåּãָä , metsudah', a similar kind of fastness, e.g. the citadel of Zion. 2Sa_5:9 (elsewhere “fortress,” etc.). îָòåֹæ , maoz' (so called from its strength), a stronghold, fortified by nature and art, Dan_11:19 (elsewhere usually “strength,” etc.)., ãָּéֵ÷ 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. îְöåּøָä , 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. ֶָôì , o'phel (q.v.), a mount (so called from its tumulus form), Isa_32:14 (elsewhere “tower,” “stronghold”). îַùְׂâָּá , misgab' (so called from its height), a refuge (as often rendered; also “tower,” “defense”), Isaiah 25:13. SEE FORTIFICATION.