CategoryArchaic Word
Modern Equivalentnarrow; confined; difficult.
KJV Word TypeAdjective / Noun
DefinitionNarrow, restricted, confined, or difficult; as a noun, a narrow passage or condition of distress.
Key Verses"Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life." (Matthew 7:14)
KJV Usage NoteOften means narrow or restricted, especially in moral, spiritual, or physical contexts.
Common MisunderstandingIt is not the same as "straight" meaning not crooked; it means narrow or constrained.
EtymologyFrom Old French estreit, from Latin strictus, meaning "drawn tight" or "narrow."