KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A strong, fortified, defended place or stronghold providing protection. Sense 2: A secure refuge and defence.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 2 Samuel 22:2
Complete exact-word concordance
And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
And he said, The LORD is my rocke and my fortresse, and my deliuerer:
1611 marginal notePsal. 18.2. &c.
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
The LORD is my rocke, and my fortresse, and my deliuerer: my God, my strength in whome I will trust, my buckler, and the horne of my saluation, and my high tower.
1611 marginal noteHeb. my rocke.
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
For thou art my rocke and my fortresse: therfore for thy names sake lead me, and guide me.
Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
Bee thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast giuen commandement to saue mee, for thou art my rocke, and my fortresse.
1611 marginal noteHebr. be thou to me for a rocke of habitation
I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge, and my fortresse: my God, in him will I trust.
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
My goodnes and my fortresse, my high tower and my deliuerer, my shield, and he in whome I trust: who subdueth my people vnder me.
1611 marginal noteOr, my mercie.
1611 marginal note2.Sam.22.2,3, & .35, and 49. verses.
The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the Lord of hosts.
The fortresse also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdome from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall bee as the glorie of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hostes.
And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
And the fortresse of the high fort of thy walles shall hee bring downe, lay low, and bring to the ground, euen to the dust.
I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
I haue set thee for a towre, and a fortresse among my people: that thou mayest know and trie their way.
1611 marginal noteChap.1.18. and 15.20.
¶ Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
¶ Gather vp thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortresse.
1611 marginal noteHeb. inhabitresse.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A fortified place or stronghold; figuratively, defense, security, or protection.
