מצודה
Hebrew
Etymology
Noun
מְצוּדָה • (m'tsudá) f
- citadel
- Tanach, 2 Chronicles 14:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וַיִּבֶן עָרֵי מְצוּדָה בִּיהוּדָה כִּי־שָׁקְטָה הָאָרֶץ
- vayyíven 'arḗ mətzudá bīhudá ki-šaqətá haáretz
- And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land was quiet;
- (archaic) snare, trap
- Tanach, Ecclesiastes 9:12, with translation of the New International Version:
- כַּדָּגִים שֶׁנֶּאֱחָזִים בִּמְצוֹדָה רָעָה וְכַצִּפֳּרִים הָאֲחֻזוֹת בַּפָּח
- kaddagím šeneeḥazím bimətzodá ra'á vəchatzzipporím haaḥuzót bappáḥ
- as fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare
References
- “מצודה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- מצודה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he