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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 4712. מֵצַר (metsar) -- Distress, straits, trouble</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/4712.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/psalms/118-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/4712.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 4712</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/4711.htm" title="4711">◄</a> 4712. metsar <a href="../hebrew/4713.htm" title="4713">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">metsar: Distress, straits, trouble</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">מֵצַר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>metsar<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>may-tsar<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(may-tsar')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Distress, straits, trouble<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>something tight, trouble<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root verb צָרַר (tsarar), meaning "to bind" or "to be narrow."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "metsar" is θλίψις (thlipsis), Strong's Greek 2347, which also means "tribulation" or "distress."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "metsar" refers to a state of distress or trouble, often implying a sense of being in a narrow or confined space, both physically and metaphorically. It conveys the idea of being in a difficult situation where options are limited, and pressure is intense.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the concept of "metsar" would have been understood in both physical and emotional terms. Geographically, Israel is a land with many narrow passes and valleys, which could become strategic points of distress during military conflicts. Metaphorically, "metsar" also describes the emotional and spiritual distress experienced by individuals or the nation, often in times of crisis or divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6887.htm">tsarar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>straits, distress<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>distress (2), terrors (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מֵצַר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>straits, distress</b></font>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">מִןֿ</font> <font class="hebrew2">הַמֵּצַר קָרָאתִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/118-5.htm">Psalm 118:5</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">הַמְּצָרִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1-3.htm">Lamentations 1:3</a> <em>the distresses</em>, of conquered Judah; construct <font class="hebrew2">מְצָרֵי שְׁאוֺל</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/116-3.htm">Psalm 116:3</a> <em>the straits</em> of Sheol, i.e. the worst possible ("" <font class="hebrew2">חֶבְלֵימָֿוֶת</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>distress, pain, strait <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6896.htm">qebah</a>; something tight, i.e. (figuratively) trouble -- distress, pain, strait. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6896.htm">qebah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר הַמְּצָרִֽים׃ המצר המצרים׃ וּמְצָרֵ֣י ומצרי ham·mə·ṣā·rîm ham·mê·ṣar hammêṣar hamməṣārîm hammeTzar hammetzaRim ū·mə·ṣā·rê ūməṣārê umetzaRei<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/psalms/116-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 116:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/116.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֶבְלֵי־ מָ֗וֶת <b> וּמְצָרֵ֣י </b> שְׁא֣וֹל מְצָא֑וּנִי</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/116.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> encompassed <span class="itali">me And the terrors</span> of Sheol<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/116.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> compassed <span class="itali">me, and the pains</span> of hell<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/116-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the cords of death <span class="itali">and the terrors</span> of Sheol came<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/118-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 118:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/118.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> מִֽן־ <b> הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר </b> קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/118.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">From [my] distress</span> I called<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/118.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon the LORD <span class="itali">in distress:</span> the LORD<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/118-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> at <span class="itali">From distress</span> called the LORD<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 1:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הִשִּׂיג֖וּהָ בֵּ֥ין <b> הַמְּצָרִֽים׃ </b> ס </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> her In the midst <span class="itali">of distress.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> overtook <span class="itali">her between the straits.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have overtaken the midst <span class="itali">of distress</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4712.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4712.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4712<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hammetzar_4712.htm">ham·mê·ṣar — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hammetzarim_4712.htm">ham·mə·ṣā·rîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umetzarei_4712.htm">ū·mə·ṣā·rê — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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