יָצַר

Strong’s Definition

to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to bind, be distressed, be in distress, be cramped, be narrow, be scant, be in straits, make narrow, cause distress, beseige
• 2.(qal) to suffer distress

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâtsar; Pronunciation: yaw-tsar'