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# stronghold, fortress, fortified #
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## Definition: ##
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The terms "stronghold" and "fortress" both refer to places that are well protected against an attack by enemy soldiers. The term "fortified" describes a city or other place that has been made safe from attack.
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* Often, strongholds and fortresses were manmade structures with defensive walls. They could also have been places with natural protective barriers such as rocky cliffs or high mountains.
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* People fortified strongholds by building thick walls or other structures that made it difficult for an enemy to break through.
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* "Stronghold" or "fortress" could be translated as "securely strong place" or "strongly protected place."
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* The term "fortified city" could be translated as "securely protected city" or "strongly built city."
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* This term was also used figuratively to refer to God as a stronghold or fortress for those who trust in him. (See: [Metaphor](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor))
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* Another figurative meaning for the term "stronghold" referred to something that someone wrongly trusted in for security, such as a false god or other thing that was worshiped instead of Yahweh. This could be translated as "false strongholds."
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* This term should be translated differently from "refuge," which emphasizes safety more than the concept of being fortified.
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(See also: [false god](../kt/falsegod.md), [idol](../other/idol.md), [refuge](../kt/refuge.md), [Yahweh](../kt/yahweh.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [2 Corinthians 10:3-4](rc://en/tn/help/2co/10/03)
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* [2 Kings 08:10-12](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/08/10)
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* [2 Samuel 05:8-10](rc://en/tn/help/2sa/05/08)
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* [Acts 21:34-36](rc://en/tn/help/act/21/34)
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* [Habakkuk 01:10-11](rc://en/tn/help/hab/01/10)
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## Word Data:##
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* Strong's:
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