Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NKJV

NKJV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H4712 - mēṣar

Choose a new font size and typeface
מֵצַר
Transliteration
mēṣar
Pronunciation
may-tsar'
Listen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1973f

Strong’s Definitions

מֵצַר mêtsar, may-tsar'; from H6869; something tight, i.e. (figuratively) trouble:—distress, pain, strait.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H4712 in the following manner: pains (1x), distress (1x), straits (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H4712 in the following manner: pains (1x), distress (1x), straits (1x).

  1. straits, distress

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֵצַר mêtsar, may-tsar'; from H6869; something tight, i.e. (figuratively) trouble:—distress, pain, strait.
STRONGS H4712: Abbreviations
† מֵצַר noun [masculine] straits, distress; — absolute מִןֿ הַמֵּצַר קָרָאתִי Psalm 118:5; plural הַמְּצָרִים Lamentations 1:3 the distresses, of conquered Judah; construct מְצָרֵי שְׁאוֺל Psalm 116:3 the straits of Sheol, i.e. the worst possible (|| חֶבְלֵימָֿוֶת).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

116:3; 118:5

Lamentations

1:3

H4712

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4712 matches the Hebrew מֵצַר (mēṣar),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:3 - The pains of death surrounded me,
And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:5 - I called on the LORD in distress;
The LORD answered me and set me in a broad place.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:3 - Judah has gone into captivity,
Under affliction and hard servitude;
She dwells among the nations,
She finds no rest;
All her persecutors overtake her in dire straits.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NKJV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NKJV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Translations available: King James Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New International Version, English Standard Version, Christian Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible 2020, New American Standard Bible 1995, Legacy Standard Bible 2021, New English Translation, Revised Standard Version, American Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Translation, Webster's Bible, Hebrew Names Version, Reina-Valera 1960, Latin Vulgate, Westminster Leningrad Codex, Septuagint, Morphological Greek New Testament, and Textus Receptus.