(
öָø
,
èëßøéò
, both literally signifying. pressure or straits) expresses in the A. V. much the same as trouble or trial, importing afflictive dispensations to which a person is subjected either by way of punishment (see Jdg_10:14; Mat_24:21; Mat_24:29; Rom_2:92Th_1:6) or by way of trial (see Joh_16:33; Rom_5:3; 2Th_1:4).