Metsuda (מצודה) means fortress in Hebrew.
It can also mean citadel, stronghold, and bastion. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fortress, citadel, stronghold, bastion
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Metsuda.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקום סגור ומבוצר הבא להגן על האנשים שחיים בתוכו מפני תקיפה, וכן להוות להם מקום אסטרטגי לתקוף את האויב.
וַיִּשָּׁבַע דָּוִד לְשָׁאוּל; וַיֵּלֶךְ שָׁאוּל אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ, וְדָוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו עָלוּ עַל־הַמְּצוּדָה.
- 2מתקן העשוי לתפיסת בעלי חיים.
וּפָרַשְׂתִּי אֶת־רִשְׁתִּי עָלָיו, וְנִתְפַּשׂ בִּמְצוּדָתִי; וְהֵבֵאתִי אֹתוֹ בָבֶלָה, אֶרֶץ כַּשְׂדִּים – וְאוֹתָהּ לֹא־יִרְאֶה, וְשָׁם יָמוּת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Metsuda is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְצוּדָה
- Written without vowel points
- מצודה
- Said
- metsuda
- Root
- צ־י־ד
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- מְצוּדוֹת
- Inflections
- מְצוּדַת־, ר' מְצוּדוֹת
- Gematria
- 145
This is how Metsuda is said in other languages.
- English
- fortress, citadel, stronghold, bastion
- Arabic
- حصن, كوخ
- Russian
- цитадель, крепость
- French
- citadelle, château, forteresse
- Spanish
- ciudadela, fortaleza
- German
- Zitadelle, Festung, Burg
These words mean nearly the same as Metsuda.
- טירהcastle
- מבצר
- מעוז
- משגב
- מצדה
- קסטלcitadel
- מוקשsnare
- מלכודתtrap
- פח
- בירהcapital
- מכמרתfishing net
- בחןwatch tower
- בחוןwatch tower
- חרם
- בורגןburgh
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Metsuda.
The word Metsuda comes from the root צ־י־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Metsuda in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Metsuda.
What does Metsuda (מצודה) mean in Hebrew?
Metsuda (מצודה) means fortress, citadel, and stronghold. It is said metsuda, with the stress on da.
What is a synonym for Metsuda (מצודה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Metsuda (מצודה) are טירה, מבצר, מעוז, משגב, מצדה, and קסטל.
What rhymes with Metsuda (מצודה)?
Words that rhyme with Metsuda (מצודה) include עבודה, נקודה, יחידה, מדידה, מדע, and מידה.
Is Metsuda (מצודה) masculine or feminine?
The word Metsuda (מצודה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מְצוּדוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצודה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.