Metsar מֵצַר
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| מֵצַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | metsar |
| Strong's number | H4712 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | terror |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (2) |
Metsar (Hebrew מֵצַר, Strong's H4712) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “terror”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
straits, distress
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | pains (1), distress (1), straits (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | anguish (1), distress (1), her distress (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Metsar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 116:3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
- Psalm 118:5I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 1:3Judah 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.Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).