AMBUSH

AM'BUSH, noun 1. A private or concealed station, where troops lie in wait to attack their enemy by surprise.2. The state of lying concealed, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; a lying in wait.3. The troops posted in a concealed place for attacking by surprise.Lay thee an ambush for the city. Joshua 8:2.AM'BUSH, verb transitive To lie in wait for; to surprise, by assailing unexpectedly from a concealed place.AM'BUSH, verb intransitive To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise.Nor saw the snake, that ambushed for his prey.

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Ambush. Ambush
Joshua at the capture of Ai lay in ambush, and so deceived the inhabitants that he gained an easy victory (Josh. 8:4-26). Shechem was taken in this manner (Judg. 9:30-45. Comp. Jer. 51:12).

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AMBUSH. → INSTANCES OF
* At Ai Jos 8:2-22
* At Shechem Jud 9:25,34
* At Gibeah Jud 20:29-41
* Near Zemaraim 2Ch 13:13
* By Jehoshaphat 2Ch 20:22
* See ARMIES

→ FIGURATIVE Jer 51:12

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instances of the use of Jos 8:12; Jud 9:25; 20:29; 2Sa 5:23; 2Ch 13:13; 20:22; Jer 51:12

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ambush. Ambush, n. a private station for troops to lie in wait in, the act of surprising, the state of lying in wait, the persons lying in wait

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Am″bush (ăm″bo͝osh), n. [[F. embûche, fr. the verb. See Ambush, v. t.]] 1. 1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.
Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege Or ambush from the deep. Milton. 2. 2. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise.
Bold in close ambush, base in open field. Dryden. 3. 3. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait.
The ambush arose quickly out of their place. Josh. viii. 19. To lay an ambush, to post a force in ambush.