Know the Word.

Hebrew word

mêtsar

may-tsar'

מֵצַר

What it means

something tight, i.e. trouble

something tight, i.e. (figuratively) trouble

Where it comes from

from qêbâh (קֵבָה)

How the King James translates it

  • pains1
  • distress1

Every place it appears 2

Psalms116:3118:5
mêtsar — Hebrew word meaning “something tight, i.e. trouble”