What does מְצוּקָה mean in the Bible?
e. (figuratively) trouble".
Hebrew · H4691
מְצוּקָה
Narrowness , i.e. (figuratively) trouble
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מְצוּקָה H4691
What does מְצוּקָה mean in the Bible?
מְצוּקָה is a Hebrew word meaning "narrowness , i.e. (figuratively) trouble".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4691?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include from their distress (3), and anguish (1), and distress (1), from my distress (1), of their distress (1).
Where does מְצוּקָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 15:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5), Job (1), Zephaniah (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 from their distress 3× Psalms 107:6, Psalms 107:13, Psalms 107:19
and anguish 1× Job 15:24
and distress 1× Zephaniah 1:15
from my distress 1× Psalms 25:17
of their distress 1× Psalms 107:28
Show sample aligned rows
Job 15:24 וּמְצוּקָ֑ה to and anguish Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 25:17 מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתַ֗י to from my distress Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Psalms 107:6 מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם to from their distress Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 107:13 מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם to from their distress Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 107:19 מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם to from their distress Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 107:28 וּֽ֝מִמְּצֽוּקֹתֵיהֶ֗ם to of their distress Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Zephaniah 1:15 וּמְצוּקָ֗ה to and distress Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 15:24
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 3
Job 1 Psalms 5 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם 2x mim·mə·ṣu·qō·w·ṯê·hem Psalms 107:13, Psalms 107:19
וּֽ֝מִמְּצֽוּקֹתֵיהֶ֗ם 1x ū·mim·mə·ṣū·qō·ṯê·hem Psalms 107:28
וּמְצוּקָ֑ה 1x ū·mə·ṣū·qāh Job 15:24
וּמְצוּקָ֗ה 1x ū·mə·ṣū·qāh Zephaniah 1:15
מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתַ֗י 1x mim·mə·ṣū·qō·w·ṯay Psalms 25:17
מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם 1x mim·mə·ṣū·qō·w·ṯê·hem Psalms 107:6
Parsing patterns
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 3x Psalms 107:6, Psalms 107:13, Psalms 107:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2x Job 15:24, Zephaniah 1:15
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 107:28
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 25:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. narrowness , i.e. (figuratively) trouble
Source Gloss
narrowness , i.e. (figuratively) trouble
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
narrowness, i.e. (figuratively) trouble Usage: anguish, distress.
Word Origins
מְצוּקָה is built from this root:
מָצוּק H4690
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain