en_tw/bible/other/siege.md

# siege, besiege, besieged, besiegers, besieging, siegeworks #

## Definition: ##

A "siege" occurs when an attacking army surrounds a city and keeps it from receiving any supplies of food and water. To "besiege" a city or to put it "under siege" means to attack it by means of a siege.

* When the Babylonians came to attack Israel, they used the tactic of a siege against Jerusalem to weaken the people inside the city.
* Often during a siege, ramps of dirt are gradually constructed to enable the attacking army to cross over the city walls and invade the city.
* To "besiege" a city can also be expressed as to "lay siege" to it or to "perform a siege" on it.
* The term "besieged" has the same meaning as the expression "under siege." Both these expressions describe a city that an enemy army is surrounding and besieging.

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Chronicles 20:1](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/20/01)
* [1 Kings 20:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/20/01)
* [1 Samuel 11:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/1sa/11/01)
* [Jeremiah 33:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/jer/33/04)

## Word Data: ##

* Strong's: H4692, H4693, H5341, H5437, H5564, H6693, H6696, H6887
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Infinitives taken from page titles and conformed to 'To "X" is to "y."' Many "smart quotes" changed to straight quotes. 2017-09-07 14:02:13 +00:00			`A "siege" occurs when an attacking army surrounds a city and keeps it from receiving any supplies of food and water. To "besiege" a city or to put it "under siege" means to attack it by means of a siege.`
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Update 'bible/other/siege.md' 2017-05-12 21:06:41 +00:00			`* When the Babylonians came to attack Israel, they used the tactic of a siege against Jerusalem to weaken the people inside the city.`
			`* Often during a siege, ramps of dirt are gradually constructed to enable the attacking army to cross over the city walls and invade the city.`
Infinitives taken from page titles and conformed to 'To "X" is to "y."' Many "smart quotes" changed to straight quotes. 2017-09-07 14:02:13 +00:00			`* To "besiege" a city can also be expressed as to "lay siege" to it or to "perform a siege" on it.`
added version 3 2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00			`* The term "besieged" has the same meaning as the expression "under siege." Both these expressions describe a city that an enemy army is surrounding and besieging.`

			`## Bible References: ##`

Update Links to RC format 2017-06-29 21:38:46 +00:00			`* [1 Chronicles 20:1](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/20/01)`
			`* [1 Kings 20:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/20/01)`
			`* [1 Samuel 11:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/1sa/11/01)`
			`* [Jeremiah 33:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/jer/33/04)`
Moved Word Data heading to bottom The advantage of this is that the Strong's numbers are not the first thing that the user sees when they view a tW entry. 2017-06-22 17:13:11 +00:00
Fixed atx header spacing 2017-11-29 19:05:45 +00:00			`## Word Data: ##`
Moved Word Data heading to bottom The advantage of this is that the Strong's numbers are not the first thing that the user sees when they view a tW entry. 2017-06-22 17:13:11 +00:00
Strong's numbers added 2017-08-15 21:19:01 +00:00			`* Strong's: H4692, H4693, H5341, H5437, H5564, H6693, H6696, H6887`