James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Strait

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James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Strait


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STRAIT.—This Eng. word is used in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] in the literal sense of ‘narrow,’ and in the figurative sense of ‘strict’ (of which it is simply another form). Once the verb ‘strait’ occurs, Sus 22 ‘I am straited on every side.’