# H4679 מְצַד

מְצַד (mᵉtsad), Strong’s H4679: a fastness (as a covert of ambush) KJV: castle, fort, (strong) hold, munition.. Occurs 10 times.

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*mᵉtsad* — a fastness (as a covert of ambush)

KJV: castle, fort, (strong) hold, munition.

Derived from [צוּד tsûwd](https://besorah.bible/word/H6679) (to lie alongside)

Occurs 10 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- מְצָד, מְצַד n.f. fastness, stronghold (prop. hunting-place ?)
- 1 mountain-fastness
- 2 more gen., stronghold

## Where it occurs
- [Judges 6:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/6?v=2) — The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made themselves the dens…
- [1 Samuel 23:14](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/23?v=14) — David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul…
- [1 Samuel 23:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/23?v=19) — Then the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the…
- [1 Samuel 24:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/24?v=1) — David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.
- [Isaiah 33:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/33?v=16) — he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will…
- [Jeremiah 48:41](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/48?v=41) — Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized. The heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day will be as the heart…
- [Jeremiah 51:30](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/51?v=30) — The mighty men of Babylon have stopped fighting, they remain in their strongholds. Their might has failed. They have…
- [1 Chronicles 11:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/11?v=7) — David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
- [1 Chronicles 12:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/12?v=9) — Some Gadites joined David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could…
- [1 Chronicles 12:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/12?v=17) — Some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.