מְצוּדָה (mĕṣûdâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning net. It appears
23 times
in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4686).
Also rendered
fastness
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1885i)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1885i)fastness, stronghold; net, capture; castle, defense, fort, fortress, hold, be hunted, snare, strong place
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מְצוּדָהnoun, feminine: fastness, stronghold
Strong's H4686מָצוּד: a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness KJV:castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1885: צוּדṣûd — hunt; lie, catch, victual; chase, sore, take