צוֹק

Strong’s Definition

a strait, i.e. (figuratively) distress

Etymology & Derivation

or (feminine) צוּקָה; from H6693 (צוּק);

KJV Usage

anguish, [idiom] troublous.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.(n m) constraint, distress, strait
• 2.distress, anguish (figuratively)
• 3.(n f) pressure, distress

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: tsôwq; Pronunciation: tsoke