Matsowr — the meaning of the Hebrew name מָצוֹר

מָצוֹר

mâtsôwr · pronounced maw-tsore' · Strong's H4693 · a place

Matsowr means Egypt (as the border of Palestine).

Built from

מָצוֹר mâtsôwr (the same as, H4692) — something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H4692 in the sense of a limit; Egypt (as the border of Palestine).

First appearance

2Kgs 19:24 I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places. (KJV)

Every verse that names Matsowr

4 occurrences in 4 verses — 2 Kings, Isaiah, Micah

2Kgs 19:24Isa 19:6Isa 37:25Mic 7:12

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