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מָצוֹק H4689
H4689 is the Hebrew word מָצוֹק, transliterated mâtsôwq and said maw-tsoke'. The King James Version most often renders it straitness.
What it means
a narrow place, i.e. (abstractly and figuratively) confinement or disability.
Where it comes from
from H6693 (צוּק).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: anguish, distress, straitness.
Verses using מָצוֹק
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 28:53 · KJV
And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
Deuteronomy 28:55 · KJV
So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
Deuteronomy 28:57 · KJV
And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.
1 Samuel 22:2 · KJV
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Psalm 119:143 · KJV
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
Jeremiah 19:9 · KJV
And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4689 mean?
H4689 is the Hebrew word מָצוֹק (mâtsôwq), meaning a narrow place, i.e. (abstractly and figuratively) confinement or disability.
How is H4689 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it straitness (4 times), distress (1 time), anguish (1 time).
How many times does H4689 appear in the Bible?
מָצוֹק (mâtsôwq) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4689 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6693 (צוּק).
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