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It can also denote a stronghold or fortress, emphasizing the idea of confinement or being surrounded. In the context of the Bible, it often describes military actions where a city or stronghold is encircled by an enemy force, cutting off supplies and escape routes to force surrender.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern warfare, sieges were a common military strategy. Cities were often fortified with walls, and besieging them was a way to conquer without direct assault. The process could be lengthy, involving cutting off water and food supplies, and using siege engines to breach walls. The concept of "matsor" reflects the strategic importance of fortifications and the harsh realities of ancient warfare.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6113.htm">atsar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a restraint, hindrance<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>restrained (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מַעְצוֺר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>restraint, hindrance</b></font>; — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14-6.htm">1 Samuel 14:6</a> followed by infinitive, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font> has no <em>hindrance</em> in delivering. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>restraint <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6113.htm">atsar</a>; objectively, a hindrance -- restraint. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6113.htm">atsar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מַעְצ֔וֹר מעצור ma‘·ṣō·wr ma‘ṣōwr maTzor<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/14-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 14:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֤ין לַֽיהוָה֙ <b> מַעְצ֔וֹר </b> לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ בְּרַ֖ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for us, for the LORD <span class="itali">is not restrained</span> to save<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> will work <span class="itali">for us: for [there is] no restraint</span> to the LORD<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for the LORD <span class="itali">restrained</span> to save many<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4622.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4622.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4622<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/matzor_4622.htm">ma‘·ṣō·wr — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/4621.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4621"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4621" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/4623.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4623"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4623" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>