בַּצֹּרֶת batstsôreth

Meaning

restraint (of rain), i.e. drought

In the King James Version: dearth, drought.

Derivation: feminine intensive from H1219 (בָּצַר);

Where it is used

• Jeremiah 14:1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
• Jeremiah 17:8 He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.