Bulwark

Webster's Dictionary

(1): (n.) The sides of a ship above the upper deck.

(2): (n.) That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection.

(3): (n.) A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.

(4): (v. t.) To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Isaiah 26:1 Psalm 8:2 1 Timothy 3:15

Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types

 Isaiah 26:1 (a) This presents a beautiful aspect of GOD in His care for His people and in His protecting power over them.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Bulwark . See Fortification and Siegecraft.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

is the representative in the Auth. Vers. of several Hebrew words: חֵיל , Cheyl ( Lit. Strength, or an Army, as in  2 Kings 18:17), an intrenchment, especially the Breastwork which protects the trench ( Isaiah 26:1; elsewhere "trench," "rampart," "wall," etc.); also חַילָה , chylah', the same ( Psalms 48:14); מָצוֹר , Matsor' (once מָצוֹד , Matsod, prob. by an error of transcription,  Ecclesiastes 9:14), lit. Straitness, hence a mound erected by the besiegers ( Deuteronomy 20:20; elsewhere "siege," etc.); פַּנָּה , Pinnah', a pinnacle or Turret ( 2 Chronicles 26:15; elsewhere "corner"). The "bulwarks" spoken of in Scripture appear to have been mural towers, which answered the purposes of the modern Bastion. Bulwarks were erected at certain distances along the walls, usually at the corners, and upon them were placed the military engines. The wall between the bulwarks, instead of running in a straight line, curved inward, thus giving the greatest possible extent in flanking the enemy from the projections. They are said to have been introduced by King Uzziah ( 2 Chronicles 26:15;  Zephaniah 1:16;  Psalms 48:13;  Isaiah 26:1). (See Fortification).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

bool´wark  : The word represents several Hebrew terms (חל , ḥēl ,  Isaiah 26:1; חילה , ḥēlāh ,  Psalm 48:13; מצוד , mācōdh ,  Ecclesiastes 9:14; מצור , macor ,  Deuteronomy 20:20 ). In  2 Chronicles 26:15 the word is translated in the Revised Version (British and American) "battlements." See Fortification .