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מָצוֹד H4685

H4685 is the Hebrew word מָצוֹד, transliterated mâtsôwd and said maw-tsode'. The King James Version most often renders it net.

Word: מָצוֹדTransliteration: mâtsôwdSaid: maw-tsode'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

a net (for capturing animals or fishes); afastness or (beseiging) tower.

Where it comes from

or (feminine) מְצוֹדָה; or מצֹדָה; from H6679 (צוּד); also (by interchange for H4679 (מְצַד)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

net 2×snares 1×against her and her munition 1×holds 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare.

Verses using מָצוֹד

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Proverbs 12:12 · KJV

The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

Ecclesiastes 7:26 · KJV

And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Ecclesiastes 9:12 · KJV

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Isaiah 29:7 · KJV

And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.

Ezekiel 19:9 · KJV

And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4685 mean?

H4685 is the Hebrew word מָצוֹד (mâtsôwd), meaning a net (for capturing animals or fishes); afastness or (beseiging) tower.

How is H4685 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it net (2 times), snares (1 time), against her and her munition (1 time), holds (1 time).

How many times does H4685 appear in the Bible?

מָצוֹד (mâtsôwd) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4685 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (feminine) מְצוֹדָה; or מצֹדָה; from H6679 (צוּד); also (by interchange for H4679 (מְצַד)).

Nearby entries

H4682 · מַצָּה — properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet…H4683 · מַצָּה — a quarrel H4684 · מַצְהָלָה — a whinnying (through impatience for battle or lust)H4686 · מָצוּד — a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness H4687 · מִצְוָה — a command, whether human or divine…H4688 · מְצוֹלָה — a deep place (of water or mud)

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