Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4689 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מָצוֹק |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6693 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | matsowq |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | maw-tsoke' |
| Meaning: | 1. a narrow place, i.e. (abstractly and figuratively) confinement or disability |
| KJV Renderings: | anguish, distress, straitness. |
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מָצוֺק noun [masculine] straitness, straits, stress; — always absolute ׳ מ; — ׳ כָּלאִֿישׁ מ 1Sam 22:2 every man of straits (in straits); ׳ בְּמָצוֺר וּבְמ Deut 28:53; Deut 28:55; Deut 28:57; Jer 19:9 (all of national straits); מְצָאוּנִי ׳ צַרוּֿמ Ps 119:143 perhaps read מָצוֺק also Ps 32:6, for מצא רק, compare Du Br.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Deuteronomy 28:59
Psalms 119:148
Jeremiah 19:9
