distress

Found 33 times in the King James Bible

H6869 Hebrew
G318 Greek

English Definition

tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

צָרָה

Transliteration

tsârâh

Strong's Reference H6869

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

ἀνάγκη

Transliteration

mûwl

Strong's Reference G318
Greek Meaning

to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy

"Distress" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H6869, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G318. Context determines which original word is being used.

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