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OSHB Isa 25:2 בְצוּרָה (ⱱəʦūrāh) Strongs=1219 Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’
contextual word gloss=‘fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’
Morphology=Aafsa PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-712 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Isaiah

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Other uses (1) of identical word form בְצוּרָה (Morphology=Aafsa PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בְצוּרָה’ (Morphology=Aafsa PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘fortified’.

ISA 2:15 contextual word gloss=‘fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB ISA 2:15 word 8

OET-LV: 15 And_on every _of tower high and_on every _of wall fortified. (ISA_2:15)

OET-RV: 15 against every high tower
⇔ and fortified wall, (ISA 2:15)

Hebrew words (22) other than בְצוּרָה (Morphology=Aafsa PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘fortified’

NUM 13:28 בְּצֻרוֹת (bəʦurōt) Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’ contextual word gloss=‘[are]_fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB NUM 13:28 word 8

OET-LV: 28 Nevertheless if/because is_strong the_people which_dwells on _the_earth and_the_cities are_fortified large very and_also those _born _of (the)_ˊĀnāq we _saw there. (NUM_13:28)

OET-RV: 28 However, the people living in that land are powerful, and the cities are very well fortified. Also, some of the Anak people group live there. (NUM 13:28)

DEU 1:28 וּבְצוּרֹת (ūⱱəʦūrot) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּצוּר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, fortified’ morpheme glosses=‘and, fortified’ OSHB DEU 1:28 word 15

OET-LV: 28 Where are_we countrymen _of_our going _up they _have _made _melt DOM heart _of_our to_say the_people is_great and_lofty from_him/it the_cities are_large and_fortified in_heavens and_also the _descendants _of the_ˊAnāqī we _saw there. (DEU_1:28)

OET-RV: 28 You said that you all didn’t want to enter because the people were so tall and strong and their cities were fortified and powerful with very high walls around them. (DEU 1:28)

DEU 3:5 בְּצֻרוֹת (bəʦurōt) Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’ contextual word gloss=‘fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB DEU 3:5 word 4

OET-LV: 5 All _of these were_cities fortified wall high gates and_bar[s] apart from_the _cities _of the _hamlet-dweller[s] many very. (DEU_3:5)

OET-RV: 5 even though they were all fortified with high walls and gates with bars. In addition, there were many rural villages. (DEU 3:5)

DEU 9:1 וּבְצֻרֹת (ūⱱəʦurot) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּצוּר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, fortified’ morpheme glosses=‘and, fortified’ OSHB DEU 9:1 word 16

OET-LV: 9 hear Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) you are_about _to _pass _over the_day DOM the_Yardēn/(Jordan) to_go to_dispossess nations great and_mighty more_than _you cities large and_fortified in_heavens. (DEU_9:1)

OET-RV: 9 Listen Yisrael: Today you’ll cross the Yarden river to drive out peoples that are larger and more powerful than yourselves and who are protected in large, fortified cities with high walls. (DEU 9:1)

DEU 28:52 וְהַבְּצֻרוֹת (vəhabʦurōt) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘הַ’, ‘בָּצוּר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, (the), fortified’ morpheme glosses=‘and, the, fortified’ OSHB DEU 28:52 word 9

OET-LV: 52 And_it _will _lay _siege to/for_yourself(m) in_all gates _of_your until come _down walls _of_your (the)_high and_(the)_fortified which you are_trusting in_them in_all land _of_your and_it _will _lay _siege to/for_yourself(m) in_all gates _of_your in_all land _of_your which he _has _given YHWH god _of_your to/for_you(fs). (DEU_28:52)

OET-RV: 52 They’ll surround all your cities until your high, fortified walls that you trusted in come down all over your country. Yes, you’ll be contained inside your cities throughout the land the your god Yahweh has given you. (DEU 28:52)

JOS 14:12 בְּצֻרוֹת (bəʦurōt) Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’ contextual word gloss=‘fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB JOS 14:12 word 22

OET-LV: 12 And_now give to/for_me DOM the _hill_country the_this which he _spoke YHWH in _the_day (the)_that if/because you you _heard on_day (the)_that if/because _that ˊAnāqī were_there and_cities large fortified perhaps YHWH will_be_with _me and_I_will _dispossess _them just_as he _spoke YHWH. (JOS_14:12)

OET-RV: 12 So now, please give me that hill country that Yahweh promised that day, because you yourself heard me say that the Anakim lived there in fortified cities. So now, perhaps Yahweh will help me to take them over just as he said.” (JOS 14:12)

2 SAM 20:6 בְּצֻרוֹת (bəʦurōt) Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’ contextual word gloss=‘fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB 2 SAM 20:6 word 24

OET-LV: 6 and_ Dāvid _he/it _said to ʼAⱱīshay now he _will _be _bad to/for_us Sheⱱaˊ the _son _of Bicri more _than ʼAⱱīshālōm you take DOM the _servants _of your(pl)_master(s)_of_of and_pursue after_him lest he _has _found to_him/it cities fortified and_he _will _tear _out eye _of_our. (SA2_20:6)

OET-RV: 6 Meanwhile David told Abishai, “Bikri’s son Sheva will do more harm to us now than Abshalom. Take some of my warriors and chase him down, in case he finds some fortified city to hide in and gets away from us.” (SA2 20:6)

2 KI 18:13 הַבְּצֻרוֹת (habʦurōt) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘בָּצוּר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘(the), fortified’ morpheme glosses=‘the, fortified’ OSHB 2 KI 18:13 word 14

OET-LV: 13 and_in_four- teen year to/for_the _king Ḩizqiy^yāh Şanḩērīⱱ he _came _up the _king _of ʼAshshūr on all _of the _cities _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) (the)_fortified and_he_seized _them. (KI2_18:13)

OET-RV: 13 In the fourteenth year of King Hizkiyah’s reign, Assyrian King Sanheriv attacked all the fortified cities in Yehudah and captured them. (KI2 18:13)

2 KI 19:25 בְּצֻרוֹת (bəʦurōt) Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’ contextual word gloss=‘fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB 2 KI 19:25 word 16

OET-LV: 25 Not have _you _heard (to)_from_distant_time DOM_her/it I _appointed (to)_from_days _of antiquity and_I_planned _it now I_have _brought _it and_you _are about_to_make _desolate heaps ruined cities fortified. (KI2_19:25)

OET-RV: 25 Haven’t you heard that I made plans long ago—
⇔ that what I previously planned, I’m now making it happen?
⇔ Fortified cities will collapse into heaps of rubble. (KI2 19:25)

2 CHR 17:2 הַבְּצֻרוֹת (habʦurōt) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘בָּצוּר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘(the), fortified’ morpheme glosses=‘the, fortified’ OSHB 2 CHR 17:2 word 6

OET-LV: 2 And_he _put an _army in_all the _cities _of Yəhūdāh (the)_fortified and_he/it _gave garrisons in_land of _Yəhūdāh and_in_the _cities _of ʼEfrayim which he _had _captured ʼĀşāʼ his/its_father. (CH2_17:2)

OET-RV: 2 He placed troops in all of Yehudah’s fortified cities, and posted garrisons across Yehudah and in the cities in Efrayim that his father Asa had captured. (CH2 17:2)

2 CHR 19:5 הַבְּצֻרוֹת (habʦurōt) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘בָּצוּר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘(the), fortified’ morpheme glosses=‘the, fortified’ OSHB 2 CHR 19:5 word 7

OET-LV: 5 And_he _appointed judges on _the_earth in_all the _cities _of Yəhūdāh (the)_fortified for_a _city and_a _city. (CH2_19:5)

OET-RV: 5 He appointed judges in Yehudah’s fortified cities to serve across the country, (CH2 19:5)

2 CHR 32:1 הַבְּצֻרוֹת (habʦurōt) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘בָּצוּר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘(the), fortified’ morpheme glosses=‘the, fortified’ OSHB 2 CHR 32:1 word 14

OET-LV: 32 after the_matters and_the_faithfulness the_these Şanḩērīⱱ he _came the _king _of ʼAshshūr and_he _came in_Yəhūdāh and_he _encamped on the_cities (the)_fortified and_he/it _said to_break_into _them to_him/it. (CH2_32:1)

OET-RV: 32 After all those acts of faithfulness, the Assyrian King Sennacherib (Heb. Sanheriv) invaded Yehudah. He besieged the fortified cities and prepared to capture them for himself. (CH2 32:1)

2 CHR 33:14 הַבְּצֻרוֹת (habʦurōt) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘בָּצוּר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘(the), fortified’ morpheme glosses=‘the, fortified’ OSHB 2 CHR 33:14 word 23

OET-LV: 14 And_after thus he _rebuilt the_wall outer of_the _city _of of _Dāvid westward of_Giyḩōn in_wadi and_to_go in_the _gate _of the _fish(es) and_he _went _around (to)_ˊOfel and_he_made _it _high very and_he/it _assigned commanders _of the_army in_all the_cities (the)_fortified in_Yəhūdāh/(Judah). (CH2_33:14)

OET-RV: 14 After that, he rebuilt the outer wall for ‘The City of David’ on the west of Gihon to the Fish Gate and around the hill—also making it higher. Then he stationed army commanders in all of Yehudah’s fortified cities. (CH2 33:14)

NEH 9:25 בְּצֻרוֹת (bəʦurōt) Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’ contextual word gloss=‘fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB NEH 9:25 word 3

OET-LV: 25 And_they _captured cities fortified and_ground fertile and_they _took _possession _of houses full every _of good _thing wells dug _out vineyards and_olive _trees and_tree food to_increase _in _number and_they _ate and_they _were _satisfied and_they _grew _fat and_they _luxuriated in_your _of_goodness (the)_great. (NEH_9:25)

OET-RV: 25 They captured fortified cities and productive land, and they took over houses full of all good things, stone cisterns, vineyards and olive orchards, and lots of fruit trees. They ate and were satisfied, and grew fat and enjoyed themselves as a result of your amazing goodness. (NEH 9:25)

ISA 27:10 בְּצוּרָה (bəʦūrāh) Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’ contextual word gloss=‘fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB ISA 27:10 word 3

OET-LV: 10 If/because a _city fortified is_alone it_is_a _habitation wildernessed and_abandoned like_wilderness there a _calf it _will _graze and_there it _will _lie _down and_it _will _bring _to _an _end branches _of_its. (ISA_27:10)

OET-RV: 10 ◙ (ISA 27:10)

ISA 36:1 הַבְּצֻרוֹת (habʦurōt) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘בָּצוּר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘(the), fortified’ morpheme glosses=‘the, fortified’ OSHB ISA 36:1 word 15

OET-LV: 36 and_he/it _was in_four- teen year to/for_the _king Ḩizqiy^yāh Şanḩērīⱱ he _came _up the _king _of ʼAshshūr on all _of the _cities _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) (the)_fortified and_he_seized _them. (ISA_36:1)

OET-RV: 36 ◙ (ISA 36:1)

ISA 37:26 בְּצֻרוֹת (bəʦurōt) Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’ contextual word gloss=‘fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB ISA 37:26 word 16

OET-LV: 26 Am_not have _you _heard (to)_from_distant_time it I _appointed from_days _of antiquity and_I_planned _it now I_have _brought _it and_you _are about_to_make _desolate heaps ruined cities fortified. (ISA_37:26)

OET-RV: 26 ◙ (ISA 37:26)

JER 15:20 בְּצוּרָה (bəʦūrāh) Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’ contextual word gloss=‘fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB JER 15:20 word 6

OET-LV: 20 And_I_will _make _you for_people the_this into_a _wall _of bronze fortified and_people _will _fight against_you and_not they _will _prevail to/for_you(fs) if/because will_be_with _you I to_save_you and_to_deliver_you the _utterance _of YHWH. (JER_15:20)

OET-RV: 20 ◙ (JER 15:20)

EZE 21:25 בְּצוּרָה (bəʦūrāh) Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’ contextual word gloss=‘fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB EZE 21:25 word 12

OET-LV: 25  a _road you _will _make to_come a _sword DOM Rabāh of _the _people _of of _ˊAmmōn and_DOM Yəhūdāh/(Judah) in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) fortified. (EZE_21:25)

OET-RV: 25 As for you, Yisrael’s profane and wicked ruler, your time of going against me has now ended and your day of punishment has come. (EZE 21:25)

EZE 36:35 בְּצוּרוֹת (bəʦūrōt) Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’ contextual word gloss=‘fortified_[cities]’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB EZE 36:35 word 12

OET-LV: 35 And_people _will _say the_earth/land this (the)_desolated it _has _become like_the _garden _of ˊĒden and_the_cities (the)_desolate and_(the)_desolated and _(the)_broken_down fortified_cities they _have _remained. (EZE_36:35)

OET-RV: 35 Then instead they’ll say, “This land was desolate, but it’s become like the garden of Eden—the abandoned cities and the uninhabited ruins that were torn down are now fortified and inhabited.” (EZE 36:35)

HOS 8:14 בְּצֻרוֹת (bəʦurōt) Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’ contextual word gloss=‘fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’ OSHB HOS 8:14 word 10

OET-LV: 14 And_ Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he _has _forgotten DOM the _of_one _who_made _him and_he/it _built palaces and_Yəhūdāh/(Yihudah) he _has _multiplied cities fortified and_I _will _send fire on_his _of_cities and_it _will _consume fortresses _of_his. (HOS_8:14)

OET-RV: ⇔  14 Yisrael has forgotten his maker and has built palaces.
⇔ ≈ Yehudah has fortified many cities,
⇔ but I’ll send fire into their cities—
⇔ ≈ it’ll devour their fortresses. (HOS 8:14)

ZEP 1:16 הַבְּצֻרוֹת (habʦurōt) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘בָּצוּר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘(the), fortified’ morpheme glosses=‘the, fortified’ OSHB ZEP 1:16 word 6

OET-LV: 16 A _day _of trumpet and_battle-cry on the_cities (the)_fortified and_on the_corners (the)_high. (ZEP_1:16)

OET-RV: 16 a day of trumpet blasts and with the battle cry
⇔ against the fortified cities and against the high towers on their corners. (ZEP 1:16)