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It conveys the idea of security and protection against enemies. In the biblical narrative, it is used both literally, to describe physical fortresses, and metaphorically, to depict God as a refuge and protector.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, strongholds were crucial for defense against invading armies. These fortresses were often built on elevated terrain, providing a strategic advantage. They were constructed with thick walls and were sometimes equipped with towers for surveillance. The concept of a stronghold was deeply embedded in the culture as a symbol of safety and divine protection, reflecting the Israelites' reliance on God as their ultimate fortress.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6679.htm">tsud</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>fastness, a stronghold<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>impregnable (1), stronghold (3), strongholds (7).<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">מְצָד</font>, <font class="hebrew2">מְצַד</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font><sup>Jeremiah 48:41</sup> <font size="+1"><b>fastness, stronghold</b></font> (properly <em>hunting-place?)</em>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">מְצָד</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/11-7.htm">1 Chronicles 11:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12-16.htm">1 Chronicles 12:16</a>, <font class="hebrew2">מְצַד</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12-8.htm">1 Chronicles 12:8</a>; plural absolute <font class="hebrew2">מְצָדוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/23-14.htm">1 Samuel 23:14</a>+, construct <em>id.</em> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/23-29.htm">1 Samuel 23:29</a> (Gi, <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/24-1.htm">1 Samuel 24:1</a> van d. H. Baer), <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/33-16.htm">Isaiah 33:16</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>mounting-fastness</em> <a href="/interlinear/judges/6-2.htm">Judges 6:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/23-14.htm">1 Samuel 23:14</a>,19,29 (see above), <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/33-27.htm">Ezekiel 33:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12-8.htm">1 Chronicles 12:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12-16.htm">1 Chronicles 12:16</a>; <font class="hebrew2">מְצָדוֺת סְלָעִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/33-16.htm">Isaiah 33:16</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> more Generally, <em>stronghold</em> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-41.htm">Jeremiah 48:41</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Jeremiah 51:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/19-9.htm">Ezekiel 19:9</a> (Baer Gi; van d. H. <font class="hebrew2">מְצֹדוֺת</font> <em>id.</em> [II. <font class="hebrew2">מְצוֺדָה</font>] Ew Hi-Sm Da and others; <em>nets</em> [1. <font class="hebrew2">מְצוֺדָה</font>] Krae; strike out Co Oort Toy); citadel of Jerusalem <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/11-7.htm">1 Chronicles 11:7</a>. <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>castle, fort, strong hold, munition <p>Or mtsad {mets-awd'}; or (feminine) mtsadah {mets-aw-daw'}; from <a href="/hebrew/6679.htm">tsuwd</a>; a fastness (as a covert of ambush) -- castle, fort, (strong) hold, munition. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6679.htm">tsuwd</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בִּמְצָד֥וֹת בַּמְּצָד֔וֹת בַּמְצָ֑ד בַמְּצָדוֹת֙ במצד במצדות הַמְּצָדֽוֹת׃ המצדות׃ וְהַמְּצָד֖וֹת והמצדות לַמְצַ֨ד לַמְצָ֖ד למצד מְצָד֥וֹת מצדות bam·mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ ḇam·mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ bam·ṣāḏ bamməṣāḏōwṯ ḇamməṣāḏōwṯ bammetzaDot bamṣāḏ bamTzad bim·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ bimṣāḏōwṯ bimtzaDot ham·mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ hamməṣāḏōwṯ hammetzaDot lam·ṣaḏ lam·ṣāḏ lamṣaḏ lamṣāḏ lamTzad mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ məṣāḏōwṯ metzaDot vammetzadOt vehammetzaDot wə·ham·mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ wəhamməṣāḏōwṯ<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/judges/6-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 6:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמְּעָר֖וֹת וְאֶת־ <b> הַמְּצָדֽוֹת׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the caves <span class="itali">and the strongholds.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/judges/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and caves, <span class="itali">and strong holds.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/6-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the mountains and the caves <span class="itali">and the strongholds</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/23-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 23:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דָּוִ֤ד בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ <b> בַּמְּצָד֔וֹת </b> וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בָּהָ֖ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the wilderness <span class="itali">in the strongholds,</span> and remained<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the wilderness <span class="itali">in strong holds,</span> and remained<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/23-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> David the wilderness <span class="itali">the strongholds</span> and remained the hill<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/23-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 23:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִסְתַּתֵּ֨ר עִמָּ֤נוּ <b> בַמְּצָדוֹת֙ </b> בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁה בְּגִבְעַת֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> not hiding <span class="itali">with us in the strongholds</span> at Horesh,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hide <span class="itali">himself with us in strong holds</span> in the wood,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/23-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hiding in <span class="itali">the strongholds</span> Horesh the hill<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/23-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 23:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִשָּׁ֑ם וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב <b> בִּמְצָד֥וֹת </b> עֵֽין־ גֶּֽדִי׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and stayed <span class="itali">in the strongholds</span> of Engedi.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from thence, and dwelt <span class="itali">in strong holds</span> at Engedi.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/23-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> there and stayed <span class="itali">the strongholds</span> of Engedi<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/11-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 11:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב דָּוִ֖יד <b> בַּמְצָ֑ד </b> עַל־ כֵּ֥ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> dwelt <span class="itali">in the stronghold;</span> therefore<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> dwelt <span class="itali">in the castle;</span> therefore they called<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/11-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> dwelt David <span class="itali">the stronghold</span> and it was<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/12-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 12:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ דָּוִיד֩ <b> לַמְצַ֨ד </b> מִדְבָּ֜רָה גִּבֹּרֵ֣י</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> make David <span class="itali">castle</span> desert champion<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/12-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 12:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה עַד־ <b> לַמְצָ֖ד </b> לְדָוִֽיד׃ </span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Benjamin Judah <span class="itali">castle</span> David<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/33-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 33:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מְרוֹמִ֣ים יִשְׁכֹּ֔ן <b> מְצָד֥וֹת </b> סְלָעִ֖ים מִשְׂגַּבּ֑וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> His refuge <span class="itali">will be the impregnable</span> rock;<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his place of defence <span class="itali">[shall be] the munitions</span> of rocks:<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/33-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the heights will dwell <span class="itali">will be the impregnable</span> rock his refuge<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/48-41.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 48:41</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נִלְכְּדָה֙ הַקְּרִיּ֔וֹת <b> וְהַמְּצָד֖וֹת </b> נִתְפָּ֑שָׂה וְֽ֠הָיָה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/48.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> has been captured <span class="itali">And the strongholds</span> have been seized,<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/48.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is taken, <span class="itali">and the strong holds</span> are surprised,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-41.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> has been captured Kerioth <span class="itali">and the strongholds</span> have been seized become<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/51-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 51:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְהִלָּחֵ֗ם יָֽשְׁבוּ֙ <b> בַּמְּצָד֔וֹת </b> נָשְׁתָ֥ה גְבוּרָתָ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/51.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> They stay <span class="itali">in the strongholds;</span> Their strength<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/51.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they have remained <span class="itali">in [their] holds:</span> their might<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fighting stay <span class="itali">the strongholds</span> is exhausted their strength<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4679.htm">10 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4679.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4679<br>10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bammetzadot_4679.htm">bam·mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/bamtzad_4679.htm">bam·ṣāḏ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/bimtzadot_4679.htm">bim·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hammetzadot_4679.htm">ham·mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lamtzad_4679.htm">lam·ṣaḏ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/metzadot_4679.htm">mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vammetzadot_4679.htm">ḇam·mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehammetzadot_4679.htm">wə·ham·mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ — 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 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