Know the Word.

Hebrew word

yâtsar

yaw-tsar'

יָצַר

What it means

to press, i.e. be narrow

to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • distressed2
  • straitened2
  • vexed1
  • straits1
  • narrow1

Every place it appears 7

Genesis32:7
1 Samuel30:6
2 Samuel13:2
Proverbs4:12
Isaiah49:19