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baṣṣōret בַּצֹּרֶת ‘drought’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine intensive from bāṣar בָּצַר ‘to gather/restrain/fortify’
Roots: בצר

baṣṣōret n, f
1) dearth, drought, destitution

Mentioned in Genesis 40:8 Jeremiah 17:8

2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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