*mṣd: 'mountain peak, mountain stronghold, place of refuge'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*mṣd
Meaning	'mountain peak, mountain stronghold, place of refuge'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	מְצָד (HALOT 621); מְצוּדָה (HALOT 622)	HALOT 621; HALOT 622	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	מְצָֽדְתָא (HALOT 621); מְצוּדְתָא (HALOT 622)	HALOT 621; HALOT 622	gloss withheld
Arabic	maṣd, maṣād (HALOT 621)	HALOT 621	gloss withheld

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

HALOT 621 also gives Arabic maṣada 'to suck the breast'.

Updated 4 November 2026