# מְצַד (metsad)

Israeli respelling: me-tsad. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H4679. 10 Old Testament occurrences.

a fastness (as a covert of ambush)

King James renderings: castle, fort, (strong) hold, munition.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/metsad-h4679

## Occurrences

- [Judges 6:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/6/2) — And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the m…
- [1 Samuel 23:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/14) — And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but…
- [1 Samuel 23:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/19) — Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachil…
- [1 Samuel 23:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/29) — And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
- [1 Chronicles 11:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/11/7) — And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
- [1 Chronicles 12:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/12/8) — And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, t…
- [1 Chronicles 12:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/12/16) — And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
- [Isaiah 33:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/33/16) — He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
- [Jeremiah 48:41](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/48/41) — Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in h…
- [Jeremiah 51:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/51/30) — The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they hav…