What does מוּצַק mean in the Bible?
מוּצַק is a Hebrew word meaning "narrowness ; figuratively, distress".
Hebrew · H4164
מוּצַק
Narrowness ; figuratively, distress
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מוּצַקH4164
What does מוּצַק mean in the Bible?
מוּצַק is a Hebrew word meaning "narrowness ; figuratively, distress".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4164?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), are frozen (1), in distress (1).
Where does מוּצַק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 36:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (2), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .1×Job 36:16
are frozen1×Job 37:10
in distress1×Isaiah 9:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJob 36:16
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Job2Isaiah1
Source forms
מוּצָ֣ק2xmū·ṣāqJob 36:16, Isaiah 9:1
בְּמוּצָֽק׃1xbə·mū·ṣāqJob 37:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular2xJob 36:16, Isaiah 9:1
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular1xJob 37:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. narrowness ; figuratively, distress
Source Gloss
narrowness ; figuratively, distress
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
narrowness; figuratively, distress BDB: constraint Usage: anguish, is straitened, straitness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.