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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BESIEGE

be-sej'.

See SIEGE.

Greek

2944. kukloo -- to encircle
... to encircle. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kukloo Phonetic Spelling:
(koo-klo'-o) Short Definition: I encircle, besiege, surround Definition: I encircle ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6696a. tsur -- to confine, bind, besiege
... 6696, 6696a. tsur. 6696b . to confine, bind, besiege. Transliteration:
tsur Short Definition: besieged. Word Origin a prim. root ...
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6696. tsuwr -- to confine, bind, besiege
... 6695b, 6696. tsuwr. 6696a . to confine, bind, besiege. Transliteration:
tsuwr Phonetic Spelling: (tsoor) Short Definition: adversary. ...
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935. bo -- to come in, come, go in, go
... abide, apply, attain, be, befall, besiege, bring forth, in,. A primitive root;
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) -- abide ...
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6887. tsarar -- to bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or ...
... rar') Short Definition: adversary. adversary, be in affliction, besiege,
bind up, be in, bring distress, narrower, A primitive root ...
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6887a. tsarar -- to bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or ...
... root Definition to bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped NASB Word
Usage afflicted (1), besiege (3), besieges (1), bind (1), binds (1), bound ...
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3803. kathar -- to surround
... A primitive root; to enclose; hence (in a friendly sense) to crown, (in a hostile
one) to besiege; also to wait (as restraining oneself) -- beset round ...
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5437. sabab -- to turn about, go around, surround
... as follows) -- bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, X whirl, X round about, be
about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry ...
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5921. al -- upon, above, over
... attention* (1), because (82), because* (49), before (10), before* (19), behalf
(18), behind* (2), beside (47), beside* (6), besides (5), besiege* (1), besieged ...
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Library

That the King of Babylon Repented of Making Jehoiachin King, and ...
... king of Babylon knew this, he made war against him: he laid his country waste, and
took his fortified towns, and came to the city Jerusalem itself to besiege it ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 7 that the king.htm

The Oration of Moses at the Rehearsal of the Blessing and the ...
... And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come
down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/i the oration of moses.htm

A Sedition against Sabinus; and How Varus Brought the Authors of ...
... the king's palace was. Their work tended entirely to besiege the Romans,
and to enclose them on all sides. Now Sabinus was afraid ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 10 a sedition against.htm

To the Honourable Mr Yorke.
... Twice told the period spent on stubborn Troy,. Court favour, yet untaken,
I besiege; Ambition's ill-judged effort to be rich. Alas! ...
/.../young/youngs night thoughts/to the honourable mr yorke.htm

The Travelers
... form is most welcome to them. Titus approacheth reluctantly. He had rather
deliver Jerusalem than besiege it. I am of the loved and ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the city of delight/chapter iv the travelers.htm

But Maximian, who Knew the Outrageous Temper of Galerius...
... There was no hope of carrying the place by storm, and to besiege it was an arduous
undertaking; for Galerius had not brought with him an army sufficient to ...
/.../of the manner in which the persecutors died/chap xxvii but maximian who.htm

I Will Pray with the Spirit and with the Understanding Also-
... When the troops of Emmanuel besiege Mansoul, their great effort was to gain "eargate"
as a chief entrance to Mansoul, and at that important gate there were ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/i will pray with the.htm

Here Beginneth the Story of Judith
... He called all the princes of Moab and dukes of Ammon and said to them: Say ye to
me, what people is this that besiege the mountains, or what or how many cities ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/here beginneth the story of.htm

Light through Darkness
... exhortations of the prophets were seemingly of but little avail; and as the armies
of the Chaldeans came for the third and last time to besiege Jerusalem, hope ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 38 light through darkness.htm

Carried Captive into Babylon
... In the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign "Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he,
and all his host, against Jerusalem," to besiege the city.2 Kings 25:1. The ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 37 carried captive into.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(v. t.) To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.

Thesaurus

Besiege (17 Occurrences)
... beset. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BESIEGE. be-sej'. See SIEGE.
Multi-Version Concordance Besiege (17 Occurrences). Luke ...
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Besieging (9 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Besiege. 2. (a.) That besieges;
laying siege to. Multi-Version Concordance Besieging (9 Occurrences). ...
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Besieged (34 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Besiege. Multi-Version Concordance
Besieged (34 Occurrences). Deuteronomy 20:19 When you ...
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Locusts (33 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 8:37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be
blasting or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the ...
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Fenced (61 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 28:52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and
fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and ...
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Trusted (82 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 28:52 They shall besiege you in all your gates, until your high and
fortified walls come down, in which you trusted, throughout all your land; and ...
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Trustedst (3 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 28:52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and
fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and ...
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Blasting (4 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 8:37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew,
locust, or if there be caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the ...
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Beset (16 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v.) To besiege on all sides. 2 ... 3. (vt) To
hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade. 4 ...
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Keilah (16 Occurrences)
... great slaughter." Saul hearing that David and his men were within a fortified town
"summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and ...
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Bible Concordance

Besiege (17 Occurrences)

Luke 11:53 And in his speaking these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began fearfully to urge and to press him to speak about many things,
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 20:12 If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Deuteronomy 20:19 When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them; for you may eat of them, and you shall not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of you?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 28:52 They shall besiege you in all your gates, until your high and fortified walls come down, in which you trusted, throughout all your land; and they shall besiege you in all your gates throughout all your land, which Yahweh your God has given you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 23:8 Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 12:28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called after my name."
(See NIV)

1 Kings 8:37 "If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight, mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities; whatever plague, whatever sickness there is;
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 24:11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.
(KJV WBS)

2 Chronicles 6:28 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there be;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 27:3 Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 21:2 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 29:2 And I will send trouble on Ariel, and there will be weeping and cries of grief; and she will be to me as Ariel.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 29:3 And I will make war on you like David, and you will be shut in by earthworks, and I will make towers round you.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 29:7 And all the nations making war on Ariel, and all those who are fighting against her and shutting her in with their towers, will be like a dream, like a vision of the night.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 21:4 Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you, without the walls; and I will gather them into the midst of this city.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 21:9 He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes out, and passes over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Ezekiel 4:3 Take for yourself an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between you and the city: and set your face toward it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Besiege

Related Terms

Besieging (9 Occurrences)

Besieged (34 Occurrences)

Locusts (33 Occurrences)

Fenced (61 Occurrences)

Trusted (82 Occurrences)

Trustedst (3 Occurrences)

Blasting (4 Occurrences)

Beset (16 Occurrences)

Keilah (16 Occurrences)