- Original: מצדה מצד מצד - Transliteration: M@tsad - Phonetic: mets-ad' - Definition: 1. fort, stronghold, fastness a. mountain-fastness b. stronghold - Origin: from H6679 - TWOT entry: 1885c - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H6679 ; a fastness (as a covert of ambush): - castle fort (strong) hold munition. Total KJV Occurrences: 12 • castle, 1 1 Chronicles 11:7 • forts, 1 Ezekiel 33:27 • hold, 2 1 Chronicles 12:8; 1 Chronicles 12:16 • holds, 2 Jeremiah 51:30; Ezekiel 19:9 • munitions, 1 Isaiah 33:16 • strongholds, 5 Judges 6:2; 1 Samuel 23:14; 1 Samuel 23:19; 1 Samuel 23:29; Jeremiah 48:41