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mivṣār מִבְצָר ‘fortification’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from bāṣar בָּצַר ‘to gather/restrain/fortify’
Roots: בצר

mivṣār n, m
1) fortification, fortress, fortified city, stronghold

Mentioned in Numbers 32:17, 13:19, 32:36 Joshua 19:29, 10:20, 19:35 1 Samuel 6:18 2 Samuel 24:7 2 Kings 3:19, 8:12, 10:2, 17:9, 18:8 Isaiah 17:3, 34:13, 25:12 Jeremiah 5:17, 4:5, 8:14, 34:7, 1:18, 6:27, 48:18 Hosea 10:14 Amos 5:9 Micah 5:10 Nahum 3:12, 3:14 Habakkuk 1:10 Psalms 108:11, 89:41 Lamentations 2:2, 2:5 Daniel 11:24, 11:39, 11:15 2 Chronicles 17:19

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