צוֹק (ṣûqâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning constraint. It appears
4 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6695).
Also rendered
pressure
distress
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1895b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1895b)pressure, distress; strait; anguish
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
צוּקָהnoun, feminine: pressure, distress
Strong's H6695צוֹק: a strait, i.e. (figuratively) distress KJV:anguish, × troublous.
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