- Original: מצדה מצוּדה מצוּד - Transliteration: Matsuwd - Phonetic: maw-tsood' - Definition: 1. net, prey, net prey a. net b. prey 2. fastness, stronghold - Origin: for H4685 - TWOT entry: 1885g,1885i - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H4685 ; a net or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness: - castle defence fort (-ress) (strong) hold be hunted net snare strong place. Total KJV Occurrences: 22 • castle, 1 1 Chronicles 11:5 • defense, 1 Psalm 31:2 • fort, 1 2 Samuel 5:9 • fortress, 6 2 Samuel 22:2; Psalm 18:2; Psalm 31:3; Psalm 71:3; Psalm 91:2; Psalm 144:2 • hold, 6 1 Samuel 22:4; 1 Samuel 22:5; 1 Samuel 24:22; 2 Samuel 5:17; 2 Samuel 23:14; 1 Chronicles 11:16 • hunted, 1 Ezekiel 13:21 • net, 2 Psalm 66:11; Ecclesiastes 9:12 • place, 1 Job 39:28 • snare, 2 Ezekiel 12:13; Ezekiel 17:20 • stronghold, 1 2 Samuel 5:7