מְצָד (mĕṣād) is a Hebrew noun meaning fastness. It appears 10 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4679).

Also rendered

• stronghold

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1885c)

Root family 1885: צוּד ṣûd — I, hunt

• מְצוּדָה mĕṣûdâ — net
• צוּד ṣûd — supply oneself with provisions
• מָצוֹד mĕṣôdâ — siege-works
• צַיָּד ṣayyād — hunter

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