10 occurrences

'Strait' in the Bible

When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

Verse ConceptsCavesRocksPeople In CavesHiding From PeopleCaves As Places Of Refuge

And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.

Verse ConceptsMercifulnessRegretDanger From MenMercyMaking DecisionsDecision Making

And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.

Verse ConceptsSmallnessSmall ThingsSchoolsNo RoomSchoolspace

And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfRegretMiseryempathy

Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

Verse ConceptsMessianic BanquetTablesFat Of Animals

The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.

Verse Conceptsspace

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

Verse ConceptsDestructionGehennaPathways Of SinDamnationMany Seeking SalvationBroadnessNarrow ThingsEasy For PeopleHellGoing To Heavendistractions

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אצל 
'atsal 
Usage: 5

יצר 
Yatsar 
distressed , be straitened , be in straits , vexed , be narrow
Usage: 8

מוּצק מוּצק 
Muwtsaq 
Usage: 3

מצוק 
Matsowq 
Usage: 6

מצר 
metsar 
Usage: 3

נחה 
Nachah 
Usage: 39

סגר 
Cagar 
Usage: 93

צוּק 
Tsuwq 
Usage: 11

צר צר 
Tsar 
Usage: 109

צרר 
Tsarar 
Usage: 54

קצר 
Qatsar 
Usage: 49

שׁבע 
 
Usage: 186

ἀκριβέστατος 
Akribestatos 
Usage: 1

ἀπειλή 
Apeile 
Usage: 4

ἐμβριμάομαι 
Embrimaomai 
Usage: 5

παραγγελία 
Paraggelia 
Usage: 5

στενός 
Stenos 
Usage: 0

στενοχωρέω 
Stenochoreo 
Usage: 3

συνέχω 
sunecho 
be taken with , throng , straiten , keep in , hold , stop , press , lie sick of , constrain , be in a strait
Usage: 10

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