Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
distress
Usage: straitness, straits, distress, stress, anguish
Strong's Number
H4689
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
4
Strong's H4689 Quick Answer
Strong's H4689 מָצוֹק (matsowq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. matsowq (maw-tsoke') n-m. 1. a narrow place, i.e. (abstractly and figuratively) confinement or disability [from H6693] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include distress, anguish, and straitness. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- matsowq (maw-tsoke') n-m. 1. a narrow place, i.e. (abstractly and figuratively) confinement or disability [from H6693]
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- distress, anguish, and straitness
Meaning and Definition
matsowq (maw-tsoke') n-m. 1. a narrow place, i.e. (abstractly and figuratively) confinement or disability [from H6693] KJV: anguish, distress, straitness. Root(s): H6693
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4689. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4689 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render matsowq, 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.
How Strong's H4689 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 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4689 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 H4689 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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:
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.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4689.
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:
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.
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.
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.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4689, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4689 FAQ
What does matsoq (מָצוֹק) mean?
Matsoq (Strong's H4689) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "narrow place". matsowq (maw-tsoke') n-m. 1. a narrow place, i.e. (abstractly and figuratively) confinement or disability [from H6693]
How many times is matsoq (מָצוֹק) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H4689 across 4 books.
Where can I study matsoq (מָצוֹק) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4689 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate matsoq (מָצוֹק)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as distress, anguish, and straitness. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.