KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Narrow, close, confined, restricted, pressed, difficult, or allowing little room. Sense 2: A distress, perplexity, constraint, or position between competing pressures.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 13:6
Complete exact-word concordance
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait: (for the people were distressed:) then the people did hide themselues in caues, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the Lord; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
And Dauid saide vnto Gad, I am in a great strait: let vs fall now into the hand of the LORD (for his mercies are great,) and let me not fall into the hand of man.
1611 marginal noteOr, many.
AND the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
¶ And the sonnes of the Prophets saide vnto Elisha, Beholde now, the place where wee dwell with thee, is too strait for vs:
And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.
And Dauid said vnto Gad, I am in a great strait. Let mee fall now into the hand of the LORD (for very great are his mercies,) but let me not fall into the hand of man.
1611 marginal noteOr, many.
Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.
Euen so would he haue remooued thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitnesse, and that which should be set on thy table, should be full of fatnesse.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the rest of thy table.
The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.
The children which thou shalt haue, after thou hast lost the other, shall say againe in thine eares, The place is too straight for me: giue place to mee that I may dwell.
¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate, for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which goe in thereat:
1611 marginal noteLuk. 13.24.
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way which leadeth vnto life, and few there be that finde it.
1611 marginal noteOr, how.
¶ Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
¶ Striue to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say vnto you, will seeke to enter in, and shall not be able.
1611 marginal noteMat. 7.13.
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
For I am in a strait betwixt two, hauing a desire to depart, & to bee with Christ, which is farre better.
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Historical English dictionary sources
a narrow liassii.u'f, pass.
