מָצוֹקmâtsôwq

Same root

• צוּקtsûwq · H6693to compress, i.e. (figuratively) oppress, distress

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

• Deuteronomy 28:53 “The siege and terrible distress of the enemy’s attack will be so severe that you will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters, whom the Lord your God has given you.
• Deuteronomy 28:55 He will refuse to share with them the flesh he is devouring—the flesh of one of his own children—because he has nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns.
• Deuteronomy 28:57 She will hide from them the afterbirth and the new baby she has borne, so that she herself can secretly eat them. She will have nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns.
• 1 Samuel 22:2 Then others began coming—men who were in trouble or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of about 400 men.
• Psalms 119:143 As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands.
• Jeremiah 19:9 I will see to it that your enemies lay siege to the city until all the food is gone. Then those trapped inside will eat their own sons and daughters and friends. They will be driven to utter despair.’