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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66192" /> == | |||
<p> 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 . </p> | |||
== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197881" /> == | |||
<p> 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). </p> <p> Jeremiah 6:27 (a) [[God]] promised to Jeremiah that he would be a strong and fearless witness which his enemies could not overcome. </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60259" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60259" /> == | ||
<p> | <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> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_123523" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_123523" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> '''(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. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_40576" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_40576" /> == | ||
<p> 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"). </p> <p> 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.). | <p> 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"). </p> <p> 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.]] </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_66192"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/fortress Fortress from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_197881"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/wilson-s-dictionary-of-bible-types/fortress Fortress from Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_60259"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/fortress Fortress from King James Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_60259"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/fortress Fortress from King James Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_123523"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/fortress Fortress from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_123523"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/fortress Fortress from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_40576"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/fortress Fortress from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_40576"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/fortress Fortress from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 00:30, 13 October 2021
Morrish Bible Dictionary [1]
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 .
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [2]
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.
King James Dictionary [3]
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.
Webster's Dictionary [4]
(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.
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.
