מֵצַר

«מֵצַר» in the Tanakh dictionary: straits — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 3 times · Key: 4712 · BDB: מֵצַר²

Glosses

distress (1); places (1); the.distresses (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

straits tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

straits, distress tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.[m.] straits, distress;—abs. מִן־הַמֵּצַר קָרָאתִי ψ 118:5; pl. הַמְּצָרִים La 1:3 the distresses, of conquered Judah; cstr. מְצָרֵי שְׁאוֹל ψ 116:3 the straits of Sheol, i.e. the worst possible (‖ חֶבְלֵי־מָוֶת).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (8 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (4 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «מֵצַר» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Psalms 118:5

מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב יָֽהּ׃

Word for word: from the distress I.called.out.to Yahweh he answered.me in.(the) roomy place Yahweh

JPS 1917: Out of my straits I called upon the LORD; He answered me with great enlargement.

Psalms 116:3

אֲפָפ֤וּנִי ׀ חֶבְלֵי־מָ֗וֶת וּמְצָרֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל מְצָא֑וּנִי צָרָ֖ה וְיָג֣וֹן אֶמְצָֽא׃

Word for word: they encompassed.me [the].cords of.death and the.distresses of.Sheol they found.me trouble and sorrow I.found

JPS 1917: The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow.

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