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What are the Greek and Hebrew words for Tribulation?

The Greek word for "Tribulation" is θλίψις (thlipsis), which means "affliction", "distress", "persecution" or "trouble". In the New Testament, this word appears over forty times and is translated to the English term tribulation approximately thirty of those times.

There are multiple Hebrew words that can be translated to Tribulatiion when they appear in various Old Testament passages - צָרָה(tsarah / tsarah), צַר (tsar), אוּמְלָל אוּמְלָלָה 'umlal, 'mll', צָרָה צָרָה (tzarah / tsarah/ tsrar); all words referring to distress, trouble & persecution

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