Lexical Definition

‎מֵצַר‎ mêtsar (may-tsar') terror ^H:N-M
from ‎קֵבָה‎

distress, pain, strait.

• something tight, i.e. (figuratively) trouble

1) straits, distress

See Greek: κίνδυνος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מֵצַר‎ noun [masculine] straits, distress; — absolute ‎מִןֿ‎ ‎הַמֵּצַר קָרָאתִי‎ Ps 118:5 plural ‎הַמְּצָרִים‎ Lam 1:3 the distresses, of conquered Judah; construct ‎מְצָרֵי שְׁאוֺל‎ Ps 116:3 the straits of Sheol, i.e. the worst possible (|| ‎חֶבְלֵימָֿוֶת‎).

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