מָצוֹד

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

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

KJV Usage

bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.(n m) siege-works, bulwark
• 2.hunting implement, net
• 3.(n f) net
• 4.fastness, stronghold

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mâtsôwd; Pronunciation: maw-tsode'