Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
be distressed
Usage: 1) to bind, be distressed, be in distress, be cramped, be narrow, be scant, be in straits, make narrow, cause distress, beseige 1a) (Qal) to suffer distress
Strong's Number
H3334
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
7
Strong's H3334 Quick Answer
Strong's H3334 יָצַר (yatsar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yatsar (yaw-tsar') v. 1. to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow 2. (figuratively) be in distress It has 9 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include distressed, straitened, vexed, straits, and narrow. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- yatsar (yaw-tsar') v. 1. to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow 2. (figuratively) be in distress
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- distressed, straitened, vexed, straits, and narrow
Meaning and Definition
yatsar (yaw-tsar') v. 1. to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow 2. (figuratively) be in distress [a primitive root] KJV: be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3334. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3334 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yatsar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
distressed
Genesis 32:7
4×
straitened
Job 18:7
2×
narrow
Isaiah 49:19
straits
Job 20:22
vexed
2 Samuel 13:2
How Strong's H3334 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3334 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3334 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.
Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3334.
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.
Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do anything to her.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3334, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3334 FAQ
What does yatsar (יָצַר) mean?
Yatsar (Strong's H3334) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "be narrow". yatsar (yaw-tsar') v. 1. to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow 2. (figuratively) be in distress
How many times is yatsar (יָצַר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H3334 across 7 books.
Where can I study yatsar (יָצַר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3334 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate yatsar (יָצַר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as distressed, straitened, vexed, straits, and narrow. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.