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bē̇-sted´ (× ×§×©××”, nikÌ£sheh, “caught in a snare,†“entrappedâ€; as Judah hard pressed in their own land by the Assyrians ( the King James Version)): Found only here. Old English word steden meaning “place,†hence, “set,†“besetâ€; usually with “ill,†“sorely bested.†In the Revised Version (British and American) rendered “sore distressed.