Strong's Hebrew · H4712
מֵצַר
mêtsar · may-tsar'
Definitionsomething tight, i.e. (figuratively) trouble
Derivationfrom H6896 (קֵבָה);
KJV usagedistress, pain, strait.
Occurrences3 in the KJV · 3 verses
מֵצַר in Scripture
Psalms 116:3
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Psalms 118:5
I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.
Lamentations 1:3
Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.