מֵצַרmêtsar

straits, distress (Psalms 118:5; Lamentations 1:3; Psalms 116:3)

Pronunciation: may-tsar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4712

Same root

קֵבָהqêbâh · H6896the paunch (as a cavity) or first stomach of ruminants

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

Psalms 116:3 Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow.
Psalms 118:5 In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free.
Lamentations 1:3 Judah has been led away into captivity, oppressed with cruel slavery. She lives among foreign nations and has no place of rest. Her enemies have chased her down, and she has nowhere to turn.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).