The meaning of “מָצוֹד”
Understanding mâtsôwd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (feminine) מְצוֹדָה mᵉtsôwdâh (mets-o-daw'); or מצֹדָה mtsôdâh (mets-o-daw'); from צוּד; also (by interchange for מְצ...
מָצוֹד
or (feminine) מְצוֹדָה mᵉtsôwdâh (mets-o-daw'); or מצֹדָה mtsôdâh (mets-o-daw'); from צוּד; also (by interchange for מְצַד) bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare. - a net (for capturing animals or fishes) - afastness or (beseiging) tower n m 1) siege-works, bulwark 2) hunting implement, net n f 3) net 4) fastness, stronghold
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Proverbs 12:12 | “The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.” Word: מָצוֹד (mâtsôwd) | |
| Ecclesiastes 9:12 | “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.” Word: מָצוֹד (mâtsôwd) | |
| Isaiah 29:7 | “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.” Word: מָצוֹד (mâtsôwd) | |
| Ezekiel 19:9 | “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.” Word: מָצוֹד (mâtsôwd) |
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