מְצַד

Strong’s Definition

a fastness (as a covert of ambush)

Etymology & Derivation

or מְצָד; or (feminine) מְצָדָה; from H6679 (צוּד);

KJV Usage

castle, fort, (strong) hold, munition.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.fort, stronghold, fastness
• 2.mountain-fastness
• 3.stronghold

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mᵉtsad; Pronunciation: mets-ad'