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Lexicon :: Strong's H6862 - ṣar

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צַר
Transliteration
ṣar
Pronunciation
tsar
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1973a,1973b,1

Strong’s Definitions

צַר tsar, tsar; or צָר tsâr; from H6887; narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in H6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding):—adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 105x

The KJV translates Strong's H6862 in the following manner: enemy (37x), adversary (26x), trouble (17x), distress (5x), affliction (3x), foes (2x), narrow (2x), strait (2x), flint (1x), sorrow (1x), miscellaneous (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 105x
The KJV translates Strong's H6862 in the following manner: enemy (37x), adversary (26x), trouble (17x), distress (5x), affliction (3x), foes (2x), narrow (2x), strait (2x), flint (1x), sorrow (1x), miscellaneous (9x).

  1. narrow, tight

  2. straits, distress

  3. adversary, foe, enemy, oppressor

  4. hard pebble, flint

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צַר tsar, tsar; or צָר tsâr; from H6887; narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in H6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding):—adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
STRONGS H6862: Abbreviations
† I. צַר adjective narrow, tight; — absolute צ׳ 2 Kings 6:1 +; צָ֑ר Numbers 22:26 +; feminine צָרָה Proverbs 23:27; — narrow, מָקוֺם צָ֑ר Numbers 22:26, צַר מִמֶּנּוּ 2 Kings 6:1 too narrow for us, compare צַרלִֿי הַמָּקוֺם Isaiah 49:20 (of land of Judah after exile); בְּאֵר צָרָה Proverbs 23:27 (figurative of harlot; i.e. rescue difficult; || שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה); כַּנָּהָר צָר Isaiah 59:19 like a contracted (and hence swift, powerful) river (simile of י׳; Klo נְהַר מָצוֺר, CheHpt מִצֹּר נ׳, both 'of Egypt'); סָגוּר חוֺתָם צָ֑ר Job 41:7 (of scaly back of crocodile), usually closely joined (as) with tight seal (Greek Version of the LXX Me Bi Hoffm Bu Du חוֺתַם צֹר with seal of flint, but why specify material?); בְּיוֺם צָרָה צַר כֹּחֶ֑כָה Proverbs 24:10 thy strength will be narrow, limited (si vera lectio, compare Toy).

† II. צַר noun [masculine] straits, distress; — absolute צ׳ Job 15:24 +, also with article בַּצַּר Hosea 5:15 +, צָ֑ר Psalm 4:2 +; — straits, distress Isaiah 5:30; Job 15:24; Psalm 32:7; Psalm 60:13; Psalm 108:13 צַראוּמָצוֺק Psalm 119:143; עֵתצֿ׳ Job 38:23, compare בַּצַּר Isaiah 26:16, בַּצָּ֑ר Psalm 4:2; רֿוּחִי צ׳ Job 7:11 distress of my spirit; לֶחֶם צַר Isaiah 30:20; לֹא צָֹר Isaiah 63:9 usually he (י׳) had distress (reading לוֺ Qr), but Greek Version of the LXX οὐ πρέσβυς, Du CheHpt and others לֹא צִר, no messenger and (or) angel, (but) his own face, etc. Instead of suffix directly appended, ל suffix is used (only after ב): בַּצַּרלִֿי in my distress Psalm 18:7 = 2 Samuel 22:7; Psalm 66:14, so בְּיוֺם צַר(־)לִי Psalm 59:17; Psalm 102:3; בַּצַּר לְךָ Deuteronomy 4:30 (probably originally meant as בְּצַר, or בְּצֹר [infinitive], Dr; so) בַּצַּרלֿוֺ Isaiah 25:4; 2 Chronicles 15:4, בַּצַּר לָהֶם Hosea 5:15; Psalm 107:6; Psalm 107:13; Psalm 107:19; Psalm 107:28, also (after רָאָה) Psalm 106:44 — צַר 1 Samuel 2:32 is corrupt, compare Dr; **Job 36:19.

† III. צַר 68 noun masculineNumbers 10:9 adversary, foe; — absolute צַר Amos 3:11 +, even with article הַצַּר Numbers 10:9, but also הַצָּר Esther 7:4; צָ֑ר Zechariah 8:10 +; plural צָרִים Lamentations 1:7; construct צָרֵי Ezra 4:1 + Isaiah 9:10 (but read probably צָרוֺ or צָרָיו, compare Di-Kit CheHpt; and others. שָׂרֵי), Jeremiah 48:5 (strike out Greek Version of the LXX Hi Gie), Ezekiel 30:16 (but Greek Version of the LXX Sm וְנָפֹצוּ, so Berthol; Co וְנִפְרְצוּ, so Toy; Krae יָעוּף); suffix צָרַי Psalm 3:2, צָרֵיהֶם Ezekiel 39:23, צָרֵימוֺ Deuteronomy 32:27, etc.; — adversary, foe, Amos 3:11; Genesis 14:20; Numbers 10:9 (P), Numbers 24:8 (JE) Deuteronomy 32:27; Deuteronomy 33:7; Joshua 5:13 (JE), 2 Samuel 24:13; Isaiah 9:10 (see above), Zechariah 8:10; Ezra 4:1; Nehemiah 4:5; Esther 7:6 (אִישׁ צַר וְאוֺיֵב), + 21 times, + Psalm 3:2; Psalm 13:5; Psalm 27:2; Psalm 78:42, + 13 times Psalms, + (of י׳'s foes) Psalm 78:66; Psalm 97:3; + (of י׳'s foes) also Isaiah 1:24; Isaiah 26:11; Isaiah 59:18; Isaiah 64:1; Jeremiah 46:10; Nahum 1:2; Deuteronomy 32:41, 43; Job 19:11. — Jeremiah 48:5; Ezekiel 30:16 see above.

† IV. צַר noun [masculine] hard pebble, flint; — כַּצַר Isaiah 5:28 (simile of horses' hoofs; read perhaps H6864 צֹר).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:20

Numbers

10:9; 10:9; 10:9; 22:26; 22:26; 24:8

Deuteronomy

4:30; 32:27; 32:27; 32:41; 32:43; 33:7

Joshua

5:13

1 Samuel

2:32

2 Samuel

22:7; 24:13

2 Kings

6:1; 6:1

2 Chronicles

15:4

Ezra

4:1; 4:1

Nehemiah

4:5

Esther

7:4; 7:6

Job

7:11; 15:24; 15:24; 19:11; 36:19; 38:23; 41:7

Psalms

3:2; 3:2; 4:2; 4:2; 13:5; 18:7; 27:2; 32:7; 59:17; 66:14; 78:42; 78:66; 97:3; 102:3; 106:44; 107:6; 107:13; 107:19; 107:28; 108:13; 119:143

Proverbs

23:27; 23:27; 24:10

Isaiah

1:24; 5:28; 5:30; 9:10; 9:10; 25:4; 26:11; 26:16; 30:20; 49:20; 59:18; 59:19; 63:9; 64:1

Jeremiah

46:10; 48:5; 48:5

Lamentations

1:7

Ezekiel

30:16; 30:16; 39:23

Hosea

5:15; 5:15

Amos

3:11; 3:11

Nahum

1:2

Zechariah

8:10; 8:10

H6862

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Strong's Number H6862 matches the Hebrew צַר (ṣar),
which occurs 110 times in 107 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 14:20–Psa 78:42)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:20 - and blessed be the most high God who delivered thine enemies into thy [fn]power. And Abram gave him the tithe of all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:9 - And if ye shall go forth to war in your land against your enemies that are opposed to you, then shall ye sound with the trumpets; and ye shall be had in remembrance before the Lord, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:26 - And the angel of the Lord went farther, and came and stood in a narrow place where it was impossible to turn to the right or the left.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:8 - God led him out of Egypt; he has as it were the glory of a unicorn: he shall consume the nations of his enemies, and he shall [fn]drain their marrow, and with his darts he shall shoot through the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:30 - And [fn]all these things shall come upon thee in the last days, and thou shalt turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt hearken to his voice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:27 - Were it not for the wrath of the enemy, lest they should live long, lest their enemies should combine against them; lest they should say, Our own high arm, and not the Lord, has done all these things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:41 - For I will sharpen my sword like lightning, and my hand shall take hold of judgment; and I will render judgment to my enemies, and will recompense them that hate me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:43 - Rejoice, ye heavens, with him, and let all the angels of God worship him; [fn] rejoice ye Gentiles, with his people, and let all the sons of God strengthen themselves in him; for he will avenge the blood of his sons, and he will render vengeance, and recompense justice to his enemies, and will reward them that hate him; and the Lord shall purge the land of his people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:7 - And this is the blessing of Juda; Hear, Lord, the voice of Juda, and do thou visit his people: his hands shall contend for him, and thou shalt be a help from his enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:13 - And it came to pass when Joshua was in Jericho, that he looked up with his eyes and saw a man standing before him, and there was a drawn sword in his hand; and Joshua drew near and said to him, Art thou for us or on the side of our enemies?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:7 - And Jephthae said to the elders of Galaad, Did ye not hate me, and cast me out of my father's house, and banish me from you? and wherefore are ye come to me now when ye want me?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:32 - And thou shalt not have an old man in my house for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:6 - And the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait so that they could not draw [fn]nigh, and the people hid themselves in caves, and sheepfolds, and rocks, and ditches, and pits.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:7 - When I am afflicted I will call upon the Lord, and will cry to my God, and he shall hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry shall come into his ears.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:13 - And Gad went in to David, and told him, and said to him, Choose one of these things to befal thee, whether there shall come upon thee for three years famine in thy land; or that thou shouldest flee three months before thine enemies, and they should pursue thee; or that there should be for three days mortality in thy land. Now then decide, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:14 - And David said to Gad, On every side [fn]I am much straitened: let me fall now into the hands of the Lord, for his compassions are very many; and let me not fall into the hands of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:1 - And the sons of the prophets said to Elisaie, Behold now, the place wherein we dwell before thee is too narrow for us.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:17 - (LXX 12:18) And David went out to meet them, and said to them, If ye are come peaceably to me, let my heart be at peace with you: but if ye are come to betray me to my enemies unfaithfully, the God of your fathers look upon it, and reprove it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:12 - either three years of famine, or that thou shouldest flee three months from the face of thine enemies, and the sword of thine enemies shall be employed to destroy thee, or that the sword of the Lord and pestilence should be three days in the land, and the angel of the Lord shall be destroying in all the inheritance of Israel. And now consider what I shall answer to him that sent the message.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:13 - And David said to Gad, They are very hard for me, even all the three: let me fall now into the hands of the Lord, for his mercies are very abundant, and let me not fall by any means into the hands of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:4 - But he shall turn them to the Lord God of Israel, and he will be found of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:1 - And they that afflicted Juda and Benjamin heard, that the children of the captivity were building a house to the Lord God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:11 - (LXX 4:5) And they that afflicted us said, They shall not know, and they shall not see, until we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:27 - Then thou gavest them into the hand of them that afflicted them, and they did afflict them: and they cried to thee in the time of their affliction, and thou didst hear them from thy heaven, and in thy great compassions gavest them deliverers, and didst save them from the hand of them that afflicted them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:4 - For both I and my people are sold for destruction, and pillage, and slavery; both we and our children for bondmen and bondwomen: and I consented not to it, for the slanderer is not worthy of the king's palace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:6 - And Esther said, The adversary is Aman, this wicked man. Then Aman was troubled before the king and the queen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:23 - to deliver me from enemies, or to rescue me from the hand of the mighty ones?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11 - Then neither will I refrain my mouth: I will speak being in distress; being in anguish I will disclose the bitterness of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:24 - Distress also and anguish shall come upon him: he shall fall as a captain in the first rank.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:9 - In his anger he has cast me down; he has gnashed his teeth upon me: the weapons of his robbers have fallen upon me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:11 - And he has dreadfully handled me in anger, and has counted me for an enemy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:16 - And he has also enticed thee out of the mouth of the enemy:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:23 - And is there a store of them, for thee against the time of thine enemies, for the day of wars and battle?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:15 - (LXX 41:7) His inwards are as brazen plates, and the texture of his skin as a smyrite stone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:1 - A Psalm of David, when he fled from the presence of his son Abessalom. (LXX 3:2) O Lord, why are they that afflict me multiplied? many rise up against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1 - For the end, a Song of David among the Psalms. (LXX 4:2) When I called upon him, the God of my righteousness heard me: thou hast made room for me in tribulation; pity me, and hearken to my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:4 - (LXX 12:5) lest at any time mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him: my persecutors will exult if ever I should be moved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:6 - (LXX 17:7) And when I was afflicted I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his holy temple, and my cry shall enter before him, even into his ears.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:2 - (LXX 26:2) When evil-doers drew nigh against me to eat up my flesh, my persecutors and mine enemies, they fainted and fell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 - (LXX 26:12) Deliver me not over to the desire of them that afflict me; for unjust witnesses have risen up against me, and injustice has lied within herself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:7 - (LXX 31:7) Thou art my refuge from the affliction that encompasses me; my joy, to deliver me from them that have compassed me. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:5 - (LXX 43:6) In thee will we push down our enemies, and in thy name will we bring to nought them that rise up against us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:7 - (LXX 43:8) For thou hast saved us from them that afflicted us, and hast put to shame them that hated us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:10 - (LXX 43:11) Thou hast turned us back before our enemies; and they that hated us spoiled for themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:16 - (LXX 58:17) But I will sing to thy strength, and in the morning will I exult in thy mercy; for thou hast been my supporter, and my refuge in the day of mine affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - (LXX 59:13) Give us help from trouble: for vain is the deliverance of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:12 - (LXX 59:14) In God will we [fn]do valiantly; and he shall bring to nought them that harass us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:14 - (LXX 65:14) which my lips framed, and my mouth uttered in my affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:10 - (LXX 73:10) How long, O God, shall the enemy reproach? shall the enemy provoke thy name for ever?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:42 - (LXX 77:42) They remembered not his hand, the day in which he delivered them from the hand of the oppressor.

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