[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fortified.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / fortified [← F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/F/) # fortified «fortified» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A fortified place has strong walls, towers or other…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech adjective (fortified); verb form of fortify (fortify, fortifies, fortified, fortifying) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A fortified place has strong walls, towers or other defences to protect it from attack, like a castle or a walled town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#m1) 2) Fortified food has extra vitamins or minerals added to make it healthier, like cereal fortified with iron. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#m2) 3) Fortified wine has strong alcohol added, like port or sherry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#m3) 4) To be fortified is to feel stronger or braver, often after food or encouragement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#m4) 5) To fortify yourself is to shut yourself inside a strong place to keep safe from attackers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#m5) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It describes cities with high walls and gates. The spies feared these walled cities of Canaan. Interpretation: The spies' fear of the fortified cities is read as a lack of trust in God's promise, and led to forty years in the wilderness. In the primary lessons: In history lessons it describes castles, forts and city walls; on food labels in science and health lessons it shows added nutrients. Phrases: «a fortified town», «fortified with vitamins», «fortified by a good breakfast». ### examples - and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran; fortified cities, and folds for sheep. (Torah NUM.32.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x1) - All these were fortified cities, with high walls, gates, and bars; beside the unwalled towns a great many. (Torah DEU.3.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x2) - Howbeit the people that dwell in the land are fierce, and the cities are fortified, and very great; and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. (Torah NUM.13.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x3) - Who will bring me into the fortified city? (Writings PSA.60.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x4) - And upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall; (Prophets ISA.2.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x5) - And the fortified cities were Ziddim-zer, and Hammath, and Rakkath, and Chinnereth; (Prophets JOS.19.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x6) - The fortified town had thick stone walls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x7) - Soldiers fortified the hill with ditches and fences. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x8) - This cereal is fortified with iron and vitamin D. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x9) - Fortified milk has extra vitamins added. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x10) - York is an old fortified city. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x11) - Fortified by hot soup, the explorers set off again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x12) - The castle was so well fortified that nobody could get in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x13) - Port is a fortified wine, which is only for adults. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x14) - Within a short time the two Generals reached the castle where Kokai had fortified himself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/#x15) ### note Fortify changes y to i: fortifies, fortified. Fortified food is still ordinary food; the label tells you what was added. A fort is a fortified building. ### In the corpora - [and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran; fortified cities, and folds for sheep.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1184/) - [All these were fortified cities, with high walls, gates, and bars; beside the unwalled towns a great many.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.88/) - [And the fortified cities were Ziddim-zer, and Hammath, and Rakkath, and Chinnereth;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.525/) - [He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.557/) - [And upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.47/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «fortified» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fortified/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.