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בָּצַר
bâtsar · Hebrew · Strong's H1219 · 37 occurrences
The KJV renders 23 different Hebrew and Greek words as “strong”
What it means
to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
a primitive root; to clip off; specifically (as denominative from H1210 (בָּצִיר))
How the KJV renders it
cut off, defenced, fortify, gather, mighty things, restrain, strong, wall, withhold
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“strong”
also renders
enérgeia (G1753), mégas (G3173), stereós (G4731), dynatós (G1415), ʼabbîyr (H47), ʼêythân (H386), ʼêl (H410), gibbôwr (H1368), gerem (H1634), châzâq (H2389), chayil (H2428), chăçîyn (H2626), kabbîyr (H3524), mibtsâr (H4013), mâtsôwr (H4692), ʻaz (H5794), ʻôz (H5797), ʻizzûwz (H5808), ʻâtsûwm (H6099), ʻatstsumâh (H6110), ʻârîyts (H6184), taqqîyph (H8624)“gather”
also renders
systréphō (G4962), episynágō (G1996), trygáō (G5166), ʼâgar (H103), bâzaz (H962), lâqash (H3953), nâthak (H5413), ʻâsâh (H6213), qâvâh (H6960), qâshash (H7197), râbâh (H7235), râkash (H7408)“wall”
also renders toîchos (G5109), teîchos (G5038), ʼushsharnâʼ (H846), gâdêr (H1447), chêyl (H2426), chayits (H2434), chărûwts (H2742), kôthel (H3796), kᵉthal (H3797), shûwr (H7791), shûwr (H7792), shôwr (H7794)
“cut off”
also renders
apokóptō (G609), aphairéō (G851), gâraz (H1629), châlaph (H2498), nâqâh (H5352), tsâmath (H6789), qâçaç (H7082), qâphad (H7088), qᵉtsats (H7113)“withhold”
also renders katéchō (G2722), châsak (H2820), mânaʻ (H4513), ʻâtsâr (H6113)
“restrain”
also renders
gâraʻ (H1639), mânaʻ (H4513), ʻâtsâr (H6113)Where it appears
37 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
2 Chronicles 17:2 · HTd/Aafpa
He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
2 Chronicles 19:5 · HTd/Aafpa
He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
2 Chronicles 32:1 · HTd/Aafpa
After these things and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, entered into Judah, encamped against the fortified cities, and intended to win them for himself.
2 Chronicles 33:14 · HTd/Aafpa
Now after this, he built an outer wall to David’s city on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate. He encircled Ophel with it, and raised it up to a very great height; and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.
2 Kings 18:13 · HTd/Aafpa
Now in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.
2 Kings 19:25 · HAafpa
Haven’t you heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? Now I have brought it to pass, that it should be yours to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.
2 Samuel 20:6 HAafpaDeuteronomy 1:28 HC/AafpaDeuteronomy 3:5 HAafpaDeuteronomy 9:1 HC/AafpaDeuteronomy 24:21 HVqi2msDeuteronomy 28:52 HC/Td/AafpaEzekiel 21:20 HAafsaEzekiel 36:35 HAafpaGenesis 11:6 HVNi3msHosea 8:14 HAafpaIsaiah 2:15 HAafsaIsaiah 22:10 HR/VpcIsaiah 25:2 HAafsaIsaiah 27:10 HAafsaIsaiah 36:1 HTd/AafpaIsaiah 37:26 HAafpaJudges 9:27 HC/Vqw3mpJeremiah 6:9 HR/VqrmsaJeremiah 15:20 HAafsaJeremiah 33:3 HC/AafpaJeremiah 49:9 HVqrmpaJeremiah 51:53 HVpi3fsJob 42:2 HVNi3msJoshua 14:12 HAafpaLeviticus 25:5 HVqi2msLeviticus 25:11 HVqi2mpNehemiah 9:25 HAafpaNumbers 13:28 HAafpaObadiah 1:5 HVqrmpaPsalm 76:12 HVqi3msZephaniah 1:16 HTd/Aafpa
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