בַּצֹּרֶת (baṣṣōret) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning dearth. It appears
2 times
in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1226).
Also rendered
drought
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 270d)
Root family 270: בַּסַרbasar — to gather, restrain, cut off, fence, fortify. (ASV similar. RSV translates “fortified” where ASV and KJV read “fenced, walled,” etc.)