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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60261" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60261" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> FORT, n. L. fortis, strong. </p> 1. A fortified place usually, a small fortified place a place surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense also, any building or place fortified for security against an enemy a castle. 2. A strong side, opposed to weak side or foible. | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_123709" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_123709" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) | <p> (n.) A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_40573" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_40573" /> == | ||
<p> the rendering in the | <p> the rendering in the A.V. of the following Heb. words: '''''מְצָר''''' '', Metsad''' (so called as a place of ''Lying In Wait), A Castle,'' esp. on a hill, Ezekiel 33:27 (elsewhere usually "stronghold"); or fem. '''''מְצוּדָה''''' , ''Metsudah','' a similar kind of fastness, e.g. the [[Citadel]] of Zion. 2 Samuel 5:9 (elsewhere "fortress," etc.). '''''מָעוֹז''''' , ''Maoz''' (so called from its ''Strength),'' a ''Stronghold,'' fortified by nature and art, Daniel 11:19 (elsewhere usually "strength," etc.)., '''''דָּיֵק''''' dayek' (so called from ''Looking Out),'' a ''Watch-Tower,'' especially a scaling-tower in a siege, 2 Kings 25:1; Jeremiah 52:4; Ezekiel 4:2; Ezekiel 17:17; Ezekiel 21:22; Ezekiel 26:8. '''''מְצוּרָה''''' , ''Metsurah''' (so called as being ''Compact), A Fortification,'' e.g. in the siege of a city; generally for defense ("fenced city," q.v.), but also for assault, Isaiah 29:3. '''''ֶָפל''''' , ''O'Phel'' (q.v.), a ''Mount'' (so called from its tumulus form), Isaiah 32:14 (elsewhere "tower," "stronghold"). '''''מַשְׂגָּב''''' , misgab' (so called from its ''Height),'' a [[Refuge]] (as often rendered; also "tower," "defense"), Isaiah 25:13. SEE [[Fortification]] </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:29, 15 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
FORT, n. L. fortis, strong.
1. A fortified place usually, a small fortified place a place surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense also, any building or place fortified for security against an enemy a castle. 2. A strong side, opposed to weak side or foible.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(n.) A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
the rendering in the A.V. of the following Heb. words: מְצָר , Metsad' (so called as a place of Lying In Wait), A Castle, esp. on a hill, Ezekiel 33:27 (elsewhere usually "stronghold"); or fem. מְצוּדָה , Metsudah', a similar kind of fastness, e.g. the Citadel of Zion. 2 Samuel 5:9 (elsewhere "fortress," etc.). מָעוֹז , Maoz (so called from its Strength), a Stronghold, fortified by nature and art, Daniel 11:19 (elsewhere usually "strength," etc.)., דָּיֵק dayek' (so called from Looking Out), a Watch-Tower, especially a scaling-tower in a siege, 2 Kings 25:1; Jeremiah 52:4; Ezekiel 4:2; Ezekiel 17:17; Ezekiel 21:22; Ezekiel 26:8. מְצוּרָה , Metsurah (so called as being Compact), A Fortification, e.g. in the siege of a city; generally for defense ("fenced city," q.v.), but also for assault, Isaiah 29:3. ֶָפל , O'Phel (q.v.), a Mount (so called from its tumulus form), Isaiah 32:14 (elsewhere "tower," "stronghold"). מַשְׂגָּב , misgab' (so called from its Height), a Refuge (as often rendered; also "tower," "defense"), Isaiah 25:13. SEE Fortification
