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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60259" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60259" /> == | ||
<p> FOR'TRESS, n. </p> 1. Any fortified place a fort a castle a strong hold a place of defense or security. The | <p> FOR'TRESS, n. </p> 1. Any fortified place a fort a castle a strong hold a place of defense or security. The English have a strong fortress on the rock of Gibraltar, or that rock is a fortress. 2. [[Defense]] safety security <p> The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. Psalms 18 . </p> <p> FOR'TRESS, To furnish with fortresses to guard to fortify. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66192" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66192" /> == | ||
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King James Dictionary [1]
FOR'TRESS, n.
1. Any fortified place a fort a castle a strong hold a place of defense or security. The English have a strong fortress on the rock of Gibraltar, or that rock is a fortress. 2. Defense safety security
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. Psalms 18 .
FOR'TRESS, To furnish with fortresses to guard to fortify.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [2]
The terms 'fortress,' 'stronghold,' and 'castle' mostly refer to a part of a city that was more strongly fortified than by the mere walls. Proverbs 18:19 speaks of the 'bars of a castle.' There was such a place in Jerusalem when the city was taken by David, which was held by the Jebusites. 2 Samuel 5:6,7 . The Romans had a 'castle' in Jerusalem, to which Paul was carried when he was seized by the Jews. Acts 21:34,37 . This may have been the same that was called ANTONIA,a fortress built by Herod the Great, adjoining the temple, as described by Josephus: Wars, 5:5. 8. The Psalmist often calls Jehovah his rock and fortress. Psalm 18:2; Psalm 31:3; Psalm 71:3; Psalm 91:2 .
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1):
(n.) A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
(2):
(v. t.) To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [4]
2 Samuel 22:2 (a) This describes a blessed hiding place in GOD, which the believer enjoys when he goes to the Lord in prayer and commits his case into His hands. (See also Psalm 18:2; Psalm 31:3; Psalm 71:3; Psalm 91:2; Psalm 144:2; Jeremiah 16:19).
Jeremiah 6:27 (a) GOD promised to Jeremiah that he would be a strong and fearless witness which his enemies could not overcome.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
the rendering in the A.V. of the following Hebrew terms: מָצוֹר, matsor' (from its intrenchment), fortification, Jeremiah 10:17 (elsewhere "bulwark," "fenced city," etc.). מַצוּדָה, metsudah' (from its security), a castle, espec. poet., 2 Samuel 17:2; Psalms 18:2-3; Psalms 71:3; Psalms 91:3; Psalms 144:2 (elsewhere usually "stronghold").
מַבְצָר, mibtsar' (as being inaccessible), a fortified place, Isaiah 18:3; Isaiah 25:12; Isaiah 34:13; Hosea 10:14; Amos 5:9 (elsewhere "fenced city" [q.v.], "stronghold," etc.). מָעוֹז, maoz' (from its strength), a stronghold, Jeremiah 16:19; Daniel 11:7; Daniel 11:10 (elsewhere "strength," etc.). SEE FORTIFICATION.
