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OSHB Isa 17:3 מִבְצָר (miⱱʦār) Strongs=4013 Lemma=‘מִבְצָר’
contextual word gloss=‘fortress’ word gloss=‘fortified_city’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-741 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Isaiah

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Other uses (13) of identical word form מִבְצָר (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מִבְצָר’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 3 different glosses: ‘a_fortress’, ‘fortification’, ‘fortress’.

NUM 32:36 contextual word gloss=‘fortification’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB NUM 32:36 word 8

OET-LV: 36 And_DOM Bēyt Nimrāh and_DOM Bēyt Nimrāh cities _of fortification and_folds _of sheep. (NUM_32:36)

OET-RV: 36 Beyt-Nimrah, and Beyt-Haran—all fortified cities with pens for their flocks. (NUM 32:36)

JOS 19:35 contextual word gloss=‘fortification’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB JOS 19:35 word 2

OET-LV: 35 And_the_cities _of fortification are_(the)_Ziddim Zer and_Ḩammat Rakkath and_Kinₐrōt. (JOS_19:35)

OET-RV: 35 The fortified cities were Tsiddim, Tser, Hammat, Rakkat, Kinneret, (JOS 19:35)

1 SAM 6:18 contextual word gloss=‘fortification’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB 1 SAM 6:18 word 10

OET-LV: 18 and_the _mice _of the_gold the _number _of all _of the _cities _of belonging_to_the_Fəlishtiy of_the _five _of the_rulers from_a _city _of fortification and_unto (the)_village[s]_of the _hamlet-dweller[s] and_unto ʼĀⱱēl the_great which they _set _down on/upon_it(f) DOM the _box _of YHWH until the_day the_this in_the _field _of Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) the Bēyt. (SA1_6:18)

OET-RV: 18 And the gold mice were from the number of all the Philistine cities under the five rulers, including fortified cities as well as the villages in the open country, and as far as the large stone that they sat Yahweh’s box on. (It’s still in Yehoshua’s field in Beyt-Shemesh until this day.) (SA1 6:18)

2 KI 3:19 contextual word gloss=‘fortification’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB 2 KI 3:19 word 4

OET-LV: 19 And_you(pl)_will _attack every _of city _of fortification and_all city _of choice and_all tree good you(pl)_will _make _fall and_all the_springs _of water you(pl)_will _stop _up and_all/each/any/every (the)_portion_land (the)_good you(pl)_will _spoil with_stones. (KI2_3:19)

OET-RV: 19 You’ll all attack every important city, including their fortified ones. You can chop down their fruit trees, block up their springs, and ruin their good land with stones.” (KI2 3:19)

2 KI 10:2 contextual word gloss=‘fortification’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB 2 KI 10:2 word 13

OET-LV: 2 And_now just_as _comes the_letter the_this to_you(pl) and_are_with_you(pl) the _sons _of your(pl)_master(s)_of_of and_are_with_you(pl) (the)_chariotry and_(the)_horses and_a _city _of fortification and_(the)_weaponry. (KI2_10:2)

OET-RV: 2 “When you all receive this letter, you’ll have the sons of your masters with you, as well as chariots and horses, and weapons within your fortified city. (KI2 10:2)

2 KI 17:9 contextual word gloss=‘fortification’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB 2 KI 17:9 word 20

OET-LV: 9 And_ the _people _of _they _did _secretly of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) things which were_not right on YHWH god _of_their and_they _built to/for_them high _places in_all cities _of_their from_a _tower _of watchmen unto a _city _of fortification. (KI2_17:9)

OET-RV: 9 The Israelis had done things secretly that their god Yahweh had said weren’t right, and they’d built hilltop shrines everywhere from the largest fortified cities to the smallest towns. (KI2 17:9)

2 KI 18:8 contextual word gloss=‘fortification’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB 2 KI 18:8 word 13

OET-LV: 8 He he _defeated DOM the_Fəlishtiy to ˊAzzāh and_DOM territories _of_its from_a _tower _of watchmen unto a _city _of fortification. (KI2_18:8)

OET-RV: 8 He attacked and defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders—both the smaller towns and the fortified city. (KI2 18:8)

PSA 108:11 contextual word gloss=‘fortification’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB PSA 108:11 word 4

OET-LV: 11  who will_he _bring _me a _city _of fortification who has_he _led _me to ʼEdōm. (PSA_108:11)

OET-RV: 11 It seems that you’ve rejected us, God?
⇔ You don’t go into battle with our armies. (PSA 108:11)

JER 1:18 contextual word gloss=‘fortification’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB JER 1:18 word 6

OET-LV: 18 And_I here I_have _made _you the_day into_a _city _of fortification and_into_a _pillar _of iron and_into_walls _of bronze on all _of the_earth/land to_the _kings _of Yəhūdāh to_its _of_officials to_its _of_priests and_to_the _people _of the_earth/land. (JER_1:18)

OET-RV: 18 ◙ (JER 1:18)

JER 6:27 contextual word gloss=‘fortification’ word gloss=‘refiner’ OSHB JER 6:27 word 4

OET-LV: 27 An _assayer I_have _made _you among_my _of_people fortification and_you _will _observe and_you _will _test DOM conduct _of_their. (JER_6:27)

OET-RV: 27 ◙ (JER 6:27)

JER 34:7 contextual word gloss=‘fortification’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB JER 34:7 word 22

OET-LV: 7 And_the _army _of the _king _of Bāⱱel were_fighting on Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_on all _of the _cities _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) which_were_left against Lākīsh and_near/to ˊAzēqāh if/because they they _remained among_the _cities _of Yəhūdāh cities _of fortification. (JER_34:7)

OET-RV: 7 ◙ (JER 34:7)

AMOS 5:9 contextual word gloss=‘a_fortress’ word gloss=‘fortress’ OSHB AMOS 5:9 word 7

OET-LV: 9 the_one_who_causes _to _flash devastation on the_strong and_devastation on a _fortress it _will _come. (AMO_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 He causes devastation to land on the strong,
⇔ ≈ and destruction comes down on the fortresses. (AMO 5:9)

HAB 1:10 contextual word gloss=‘fortress’ word gloss=‘fortress’ OSHB HAB 1:10 word 9

OET-LV: 10 And_he in_kings it _derides and_rulers are_laughter to_him/it it to/from_all/each/any/every fortress it _laughs and_it _heaped _up earth and_it_captured _it. (HAB_1:10)

OET-RV: 10 They scoff at kings, and rulers are just a joke to them.
⇔ They laugh at fortresses as they pile soil up around them and capture them. (HAB 1:10)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘מִבְצָר’’ have 4 different glosses: ‘Mibzar’, ‘a_fortress’, ‘fortification’, ‘fortress’.

Hebrew words (7) other than מִבְצָר (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘fortress’

2 SAM 24:7 מִבְצַר (miⱱʦar) Lemma=‘מִבְצָר’ contextual word gloss=‘the_fortress_of’ word gloss=‘fortress_of’ OSHB 2 SAM 24:7 word 2

OET-LV: 7 And_they _came the _fortress _of Tsor/(Tyre) and_all the _cities _of the_Ḩiūī and_the_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] and_they _went _out to the _Negeⱱ _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ. (SA2_24:7)

OET-RV: 7 Then they came to the Tsor (Tyre) fortress and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites before going east to Be’er-Sheva in the Negev wilderness (part of Yehudah). (SA2 24:7)

1 KI 16:18 אַרְמוֹן (ʼarmōn) Lemma=‘אַרְמוֹן’ contextual word gloss=‘the_fortress_of’ word gloss=‘citadel_of’ OSHB 1 KI 16:18 word 9

OET-LV: 18 And_he/it _was just_as _saw Zimrī if/because _that it _was _captured the_city and_he _went into the _fortress _of the _house _of the_king and_he _burnt on/upon/above_him/it DOM the_house _of the_king with_fire and_he/it _died. (KI1_16:18)

OET-RV: 18 As soon as Zimri realised that the city was surrounded, he went into the saferoom in the palace and set fire to the building and died in the flames (KI1 16:18)

2 KI 15:25 בְּאַרְמוֹן (bəʼarmōn) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘אַרְמוֹן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, the_fortress_of’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, citadel_of’ OSHB 2 KI 15:25 word 9

OET-LV: 25 And_he _conspired on/upon/above_him/it Fəqaḩ^yāh the _son _of Rəmal^yāhū officer _of_his and_he_struck _him _down in_Shomrōn in_the _fortress _of the _house _of wwww with ʼArgoⱱ and_DOM (the)_ʼAryēh and_were_with_him fifty man from_(the)_sons the_Gilˊādites and_he_killed _him and_he _became _king in_place _of _him. (KI2_15:25)

OET-RV: 25 But Pekah the son of Remalyah, Pekahyah’s third officer, plotted to assassinate him, and he attacked him in the palace in Shomron with the assistance of Argov and Aryeh and fifty Gileadites. So Pekah killed King Pekahyah and replaced him as king. (KI2 15:25)

PROV 18:19 אַרְמוֹן (ʼarmōn) Lemma=‘אַרְמוֹן’ contextual word gloss=‘a_fortress’ word gloss=‘citadel’ OSHB PROV 18:19 word 7

OET-LV: 19 A _brother transgressed is_more_than _a _town _of strength and_contentions are_like_the_bar _of a _fortress. (PRO_18:19)

OET-RV: 19 Someone who’s offended is as approachable as a fortified city,
⇔ ≈ and quarrels are like the bars on a fortress. (PRO 18:19)

ISA 25:2 אַרְמוֹן (ʼarmōn) Lemma=‘אַרְמוֹן’ contextual word gloss=‘a_fortress_of’ word gloss=‘palace_of’ OSHB ISA 25:2 word 8

OET-LV: 2 If/because you _have _made from_a _city into_heap a _town fortified into_a _ruin a _fortress _of strangers from_a _city forever not it _will _be _rebuilt. (ISA_25:2)

OET-RV: 2 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 25:2)

JER 30:18 וְאַרְמוֹן (vəʼarmōn) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘אַרְמוֹן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, a_fortress’ morpheme glosses=‘and, palace’ OSHB JER 30:18 word 15

OET-LV: 18 thus YHWH he _says here_I am_about _to _turn _back the _captivity _of the _tents _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) and_its _of_dwellings I _will _have _compassion and_ a _city _it _will _be _rebuilt on mound _of_its and_a _fortress on place _of_its _proper it _will _remain. (JER_30:18)

OET-RV: 18 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 30:18)

OBA 1:20 הַֽחֵל (haḩēl) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘חֵיל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, the_fortress’ morpheme glosses=‘the, host’ OSHB OBA 1:20 word 2

OET-LV: 20 And_the _exile[s]_of the _fortress the_this of_the _people _of of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) that_which is _of _the_Kənaˊₐnī/(Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)s) to Tsₑrəfat/(Zarephath) and_the _exile[s]_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) who are_in_Şəfārād they _will _take _possession _of DOM the _cities _of the _Negeⱱ. (OBA_1:20)

OET-RV: 20 Yisrael’s exiles will take ownership of the Canaanites’ land as far as Tsarefat,
⇔ ≈ and the exiles from Yerushalem (who are in Sefarad) will take ownership of the cities of the Negev. (OBA 1:20)