מֵצַר (mēṣar) is a Hebrew noun meaning straits. It appears 3 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4712).

Also rendered

• terror

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1973f)

Root family 1973: צָרַר ṣārar — I, bind, be narrow, be in distress (Qal); make narrow, cause distress, besiege (Hi phil)

• צַר ṣar — pebble
• יָצַר yāṣar — bind
• בְּצַר bĕṣar — straits

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