מֵצַרmêtsar/may-tsar'/
HebrewH47123 occurrences (KJV)
something tight, i.e. (figuratively) trouble
KJV renders it: distress, pain, strait.
Where it appears
- Ps 116:3The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.
- Ps 118:5Out of my distress, I called on Yah. Yah answered me with freedom.
- Lam 1:3Judah has gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwells among the nations, she finds no rest: all her persecutors overtook her within the straits.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.