2. fortress, stronghold — A fortified place or defensive structure, sometimes referring to a city or land characterized by its fortifications (as in Matzor for Egypt). 6×
AR["الحِصارِ","الحِصنِ","الْحِصْنِ","حِصارٍ","حِصْنًا","لِلحِصارِ"]·ben["দুর্গ","দুর্গের","দুর্গের-জন্য","দৃঢ়ের","মিশরের"]·DE["Belagerung","[למצור]","[מצור]","siege"]·EN["a-fortress","for-fortress","fortress","siege","the-rampart"]·FR["[למצור]","[מצור]","de-rocher","siège"]·heb["ל-מצור","מצור"]·HI["गढ़","गढ़-के","गढ़ों-के","गढ़ों-के-लिए","दृढ़"]·ID["benteng","berbenteng","menara;","untuk-benteng"]·IT["[למצור]","[מצור]","assedio","da-roccia"]·jav["Mesir","betèng","bènteng","bètèng","kanggé-bètèng","lan"]·KO["망대","요새-를-위해","요새-의","요새를","요새의","이집트-의"]·PT["fortaleza","fortificada","para-fortaleza","torre"]·RU["Мицраима","для-укрепления","крепость","укреплении","укреплённые","укреплённый"]·ES["Egipto","fortaleza","la-fortaleza","para-fortaleza"]·SW["Misri","kwa-ngome","ngome","wenye-ngome","yenye-ngome"]·TR["Mısır'un","için-kale","kale","kule","surlu"]·urd["قلعوں-کے-لیے","قلعہ","قلعے","قلعے-کے","مصر-کے","مُحاصَرہ"]
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Senses
1. siege, besiegement — The act or state of besieging a city, including the military operation and its duration, often with prepositions indicating being under or in a siege. 20×
AR["الـ-حِصارِ","الْحِصَارِ","حِصارًا","حِصارِ","حِصارِكَ","حِصَارًا","في-الحِصارِ","فِي-الحِصَارِ","فِي-الْحِصَارِ","فِي-حِصَارٍ","مُحَاصَرَةٍ"]·ben["-অবরোধে","-অবরোধের","অবরোধ","অবরোধ-","অবরোধে","অবরোধে।","অবরোধের","তোমার-অবরোধের","সেই-অবরোধে"]·DE["Belagerung","[במצור]","[המצור]","[מצור]","[מצורך]","hinein-Belagerung","hinein-der-Belagerung","in-der-Belagerung","in-der-siege","in-siege","siege-Werke","von-siege"]·EN["against","in-siege","in-the-siege","into-siege","into-the-siege","of-siege","siege","siege-of","siege-of-you","siege-works","the-siege","under-siege"]·FR["[במצור]","dans-le-siège","dans-siège","de-rocher","siège","siège-oeuvres"]·heb["ב-ה-מצור","ב-מצור","ה-מצור","מצור","מצורך"]·HI["घेराबंदी","घेराबंदी-का","घेराव-में","घेरे-में","ते-घेराबंदी","तेरी-घेराबंदी","दृढ़","ब-घेराबंदी","बा-घेराव-में","में-घेराबंदी","में-घेराव"]·ID["dalam-kepungan","dalam-pengepungan","kepungan","pengepungan","pengepungan-itu","pengepunganmu"]·IT["[במצור]","assedio","da-roccia","dentro-assedio","dentro-il-assedio","in-il-siege","in-siege","siege-opere"]·jav["ing-pangepungan","kepungan","lan-wonten-ing-kasusahan","pakunjaran","pangepungan","pangepungan-panjenengan","pangepungan-punika","wonten-ing-kepungan","wonten-ing-pangepungan","wonten-ing-pengepungan"]·KO["(전)-포위-에서","견고한","그-포위의","네-포위의","에-포위","에-포위에서","에서-그-포위","포위","포위-가운데로","포위-안에서","포위-의","포위-중에","포위를","포위에"]·PT["ao-cerco","cercada","cerco","cerco-de","cerco-teu","de-cerco","em-cerco","no-cerco","o-cerco"]·RU["в-осаде","в-осаду","осаде","осаду","осады","осады-твоей","укреплённом"]·ES["asedio","asedio-de","asedio-de-ti","bajo-asedio","el-asedio","en-asedio","en-el-asedio","en-el-cerco","en-el-sitio","en-sitio","fortificada","sitio"]·SW["-kuzingirwa","bּmatswor","katika-kuzingirwa","katika-mazingira","katika-mazingirwa","katika-mzingiro","kuzingirwa","mzingiro","uliozingirwa","uzingiraji","za-mzingiro","za-mzingiro-wako"]·TR["kusatmada","kuşatma","kuşatmada","kuşatmada-","kuşatmanın","kuşatmasına","kuşatmaya","surlu","ve-olacak"]·urd["محاصرہ","محاصرے-تیرے-کے","محاصرے-میں","محاصرے-میں-کے","محاصرے-کا","محاصرے-کے","میں-محاصرہ","میں-محاصرہ-کے","میں-محاصرے"]
Deut 20:19, Deut 20:20, Deut 28:53, Deut 28:55, Deut 28:57, 2 Kgs 24:10, 2 Kgs 25:2, 2 Chr 32:10, Ps 31:21, Jer 10:17, Jer 19:9, Jer 52:5 (+8 more)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. מָצוֹר n.[m.] siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment;—always מ׳ abs., exc. cstr. מְצוֹר Ez 4:7, sf. מְצוּרֶ֑ךָ v 8;— 1. siege מ׳ שָׂם עָלֵינוּ Mi 4:14 he hath laid siege to us, cf. וְנָתַתָּ֫ עָלֶיהָ מ׳ Ez 4:2; בּוֹא בַמּ׳ is come into a state of siege Dt 20:19; 2 K 24:10; 25:2; Je 52:5, cf. וְהָֽיְתָה בַמּ׳ Ez 4:3; יוֹשֶׁבֶת֯י בַּמּ׳ Je 10:17; מְצוֹר יְרו׳ Ez 4:7 siege of Jerus., but also מ׳…