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Hebrew wordlink #68764

OSHB Num 13:28 בְּצֻרוֹת (bəʦurōt) Strongs=1219 Lemma=‘בָּצוּר’
contextual word gloss=‘[are]_fortified’ word gloss=‘fortified’
Morphology=Aafpa PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute
Year=-1490

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Other uses (7) of identical word form בְּצֻרוֹת (Morphology=Aafpa PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בְּצֻרוֹת’ (Morphology=Aafpa PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) has 2 different glosses: ‘[are]_fortified’, ‘fortified’.

DEU 3:5 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)

JOS 14:12 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 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 19:25 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)

NEH 9:25 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 37:26 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)

HOS 8:14 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)