What does מָצוֹק (māṣwōq) mean in the Bible?
מָצוֹק (māṣwōq): Physical narrowness metaphorically extended to express acute psychological or spiritual distress and constraint.
Hebrew · H4689
מָצוֹק
A narrow place , i.e. (abstractly and figuratively) confinement or disability
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מָצוֹקH4689
Pronunciationmāṣwōq
What does מָצוֹק (māṣwōq) mean in the Bible?
מָצוֹק (māṣwōq): Physical narrowness metaphorically extended to express acute psychological or spiritual distress and constraint.
Full entry for מָצוֹק (H4689) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4689?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and distress (5), who were distressed (1).
Where does מָצוֹק (māṣwōq) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:53. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (3), 1 Samuel (1), Jeremiah (1), Psalms (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 Itand distress5×Deuteronomy 28:53, Deuteronomy 28:55, Deuteronomy 28:57, Psalms 119:143
who were distressed1×1 Samuel 22:2
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Deuteronomy 28:53וּבְמָצ֔וֹקtoand distressConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 28:55וּבְמָצ֔וֹקtoand distressConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 28:57וּבְמָצ֔וֹקtoand distressConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular1 Samuel 22:2מָצ֜וֹקtowho were distressedNoun - masculine singularPsalms 119:143וּמָצ֥וֹקtoand distressConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularJeremiah 19:9וּבְמָצ֔וֹקtoand distressConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 28:53
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Deuteronomy31 Samuel1Psalms1Jeremiah1
Source forms
וּבְמָצ֔וֹק4xū·ḇə·mā·ṣō·wqDeuteronomy 28:53, Deuteronomy 28:55, Deuteronomy 28:57, Jeremiah 19:9
וּמָצ֥וֹק1xū·mā·ṣō·wqPsalms 119:143
מָצ֜וֹק1xmā·ṣō·wq1 Samuel 22:2
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular4xDeuteronomy 28:53, Deuteronomy 28:55, Deuteronomy 28:57, Jeremiah 19:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 119:143
Noun - masculine singular1x1 Samuel 22:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical narrowness metaphorically extended to express acute psychological or spiritual distress and constraint.
Source Gloss
a narrow place , i.e. (abstractly and figuratively) confinement or disability
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical narrowness metaphorically extended to express acute psychological or spiritual distress and constraint.
a narrow place, i.e. (abstractly and figuratively) confinement or disability BDB: straitness Usage: anguish, distress, straitness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מָצוֹק is built from this root:
צוּקH6693