Words the Bible translates as narrow
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- thlibōθλίβωto press physically: to squeeze or crowd something so that it is pinched tight
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- to afflict: to bear down on someone with hardship, trouble, or persecution, like a weight pressing from outside
- tsarצַרnarrow and tight, and so the pressure of being hemmed in: distress, trouble, straits
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- an enemy: one who acts with hostility, an opponent or foe
- stenosστενόςnarrow: tight enough that getting through is restricted and takes effort
- atamאָטַםto shut an opening tight: to close off an ear or the lips, or to build a window closed rather than open
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