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the rendering in the A.V. of the following Hebrew terms: îָöåֹø , matsor' (from its intrenchment), fortification, Jer_10:17 (elsewhere “bulwark,” “fenced city,” etc.). îַöåּãָä , metsudah' (from its security), a castle, espec. poet., 2Sa_17:2; Psa_18:2-3; Psa_71:3; Psa_91:3; Psa_144:2 (elsewhere usually “stronghold”).
îַáְöָø , mibtsar' (as being inaccessible), a fortified place, Isa_18:3; Isa_25:12; Isa_34:13; Hos_10:14; Amo_5:9 (elsewhere “fenced city” [q.v.], “stronghold,” etc.). îָòåֹæ , maoz' (from its strength), a stronghold, Jer_16:19; Dan_11:7; Dan_11:10 (elsewhere “strength,” etc.). SEE FORTIFICATION.