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Strait
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
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.’
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Strait'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/s/strait.html. 1909.