Defense
מַסָּחStrong’s H4535massach (mas-sach)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Massach is the Hebrew word usually translated “turns”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.”
Meaning
- Meaning uncertain-perhaps nguard adv · alternately, by turns
How it's translated
- by turns 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 1
1 book in all.
Related words
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Hebrew dictionary
מַסָּח massach · defense
1) meaning uncertain-perhaps n 1a) guard adv 1b) alternately, by turns
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “defense” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DEFENSE, noun
- Any thing that opposes attack, violence, danger or injury; any thing that secures the person, the rights or the possessions of men; fortification; guard; protection; security. Psalms 59:16
- Vindication; justification; apology; that which repels or disproves a charge or accusation.“Men, brethren, fathers, hear ye my defense” Acts 3:22
- In law, the defendants reply to the plaintiffs declaration, demands or charges.
- Prohibition.
All definitions and other forms of “defense”
- Resistance; opposition.
- The science of defending against enemies; military skill.
- In fortification, a work that flanks another.
DEFENSE, verb transitive
To defend by fortification.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.