מְצוּקָה (mĕṣûqâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning narrowness. It appears
7 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4691).
Also rendered
distress
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1895e)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1895e)narrowness; trouble; anguish, distress
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מְצוּקָהnoun, feminine
Strong's H4691מְצוּקָה: narrowness, i.e. (figuratively) trouble KJV:anguish, distress.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1895: צוּקṣûq — constrain, bring into straits, press upon; compress, oppress, distress; lie sore, press, pressor, straiten