בַּצֹּרֶת

Strong’s Definition

restraint (of rain), i.e. drought

Etymology & Derivation

feminine intensive from H1219 (בָּצַר);

KJV Usage

dearth, drought.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.dearth, drought, destitution

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: batstsôreth; Pronunciation: bats-tso'-reth