- Original: מוּעדה - Transliteration: Muw`adah - Phonetic: moo-aw-daw' - Definition: 1. cities appointed (of refuge) - Origin: from H3259 - TWOT entry: 878d - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H3259 ; an appointed place that is asylum: - appointed. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • appointed, 1 Joshua 20:9