Hebrew word study

יָצַרyâtsar — to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow

Pronounced “yaw-tsar'”

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

Translated in the King James as: be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.

Appears 10 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×
Genesis 32:7
Judges — 2×
Judges 2:15Judges 10:9
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Sam 30:6
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Sam 13:2
Nehemiah — 1×
Nehemiah 9:27
Job — 2×
Job 18:7Job 20:22
Proverbs — 1×
Proverbs 4:12
Isaiah — 1×
Isaiah 49:19

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