מצודה

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מצודה

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Compare Arabic مِصْيَدَة (miṣyada, “net, snare”)

noun מְצוּדָה f. · m'tsudá

  1. citadel וַיִּבֶן עָרֵי מְצוּדָה בִּיהוּדָה כִּי־שָׁקְטָה הָאָרֶץ
  2. archaic snare, trap כַּדָּגִים שֶׁנֶּאֱחָזִים בִּמְצוֹדָה רָעָה וְכַצִּפֳּרִים הָאֲחֻזוֹת בַּפָּח

In English

  • fortress fortified place
  • citadel a strong fortress that sits high above a city

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"מצודה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%93%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

מצודה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%93%D7%94

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"מצודה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%93%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {מצודה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%93%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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