Ir mivtsar (עיר מבצר) means fortress city in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עִיר מִבְצָר
ir mivtsar
noun · feminine
In English
fortress city
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ir mivtsar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עיר שיש בה מצודה או ביצורים ועמדות לכלי נשק או שהיא מוקפת חומה להגנה מפני התקפת אויב.
וַיְחַפְּאוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא-כֵן, עַל-יְהוָה, אֱלֹהֵיהֶם; וַיִּבְנוּ לָהֶם בָּמוֹת בְּכָל-עָרֵיהֶם, מִמִּגְדַּל נוֹצְרִים עַד-עִיר מִבְצָר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ir mivtsar is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עִיר מִבְצָר
- Written without vowel points
- עיר מבצר
- Said
- ir mivtsar
- Plural
- עָרֵי מִבְצָר
- Inflections
- ר' עָרֵי מִבְצָר
- Gematria
- 612
This is how Ir mivtsar is said in other languages.
- English
- fortress city
These words mean the opposite of Ir mivtsar.
These words come before and after Ir mivtsar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ir mivtsar.
What does Ir mivtsar (עיר מבצר) mean in Hebrew?
Ir mivtsar (עיר מבצר) means fortress city. It is said ir mivtsar, with the stress on tsar.
What is the opposite of Ir mivtsar (עיר מבצר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ir mivtsar (עיר מבצר) are עיר פרזות.
Is Ir mivtsar (עיר מבצר) masculine or feminine?
The word Ir mivtsar (עיר מבצר) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עָרֵי מִבְצָר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עיר מבצר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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