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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 106:44צַר 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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Page 2 / 3 (Psa 78:61–Lam 4:12)

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:61 - and delivered his power to captivity,
his glory to the hand of the foe.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:66 - And he put his adversaries to rout;
he put them to everlasting shame.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:14 - I would soon subdue their enemies
and turn my hand against their foes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:23 - I will crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:42 - You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:3 - Fire goes before him
and burns up his adversaries all around.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:2 - Do not hide your face from me
in the day of my distress!
Incline your ear to me;
answer me speedily in the day when I call!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:24 - And the LORD made his people very fruitful
and made them stronger than their foes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:11 - And the waters covered their adversaries;
not one of them was left.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:44 - Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress,
when he heard their cry.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:2 - Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,
whom he has redeemed from trouble[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:6 - Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13 - Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19 - Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:28 - Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12 - Oh grant us help against the foe,
for vain is the salvation of man!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:13 - With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:8 - His heart is steady;[fn] he will not be afraid,
until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:139 - My zeal consumes me,
because my foes forget your words.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143 - Trouble and anguish have found me out,
but your commandments are my delight.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:157 - Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
but I do not swerve from your testimonies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:24 - and rescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:27 - For a prostitute is a deep pit;
an adulteress[fn] is a narrow well.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:10 - If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24 - Therefore the Lord declares,
the LORD of hosts,
the Mighty One of Israel:
“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies
and avenge myself on my foes.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:28 - their arrows are sharp,
all their bows bent,
their horses’ hoofs seem like flint,
and their wheels like the whirlwind.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:30 - They will growl over it on that day,
like the growling of the sea.
And if one looks to the land,
behold, darkness and distress;
and the light is darkened by its clouds.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:11 - But the LORD raises the adversaries of Rezin against him,
and stirs up his enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:13 - The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart,
and those who harass Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah,
and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - For you have been a stronghold to the poor,
a stronghold to the needy in his distress,
a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat;
for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:11 - O LORD, your hand is lifted up,
but they do not see it.
Let them see your zeal for your people, and be ashamed.
Let the fire for your adversaries consume them.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:16 - O LORD, in distress they sought you;
they poured out a whispered prayer
when your discipline was upon them.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:20 - And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:20 - The children of your bereavement
will yet say in your ears:
‘The place is too narrow for me;
make room for me to dwell in.’
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:18 - According to their deeds, so will he repay,
wrath to his adversaries, repayment to his enemies;
to the coastlands he will render repayment.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:19 - So they shall fear the name of the LORD from the west,
and his glory from the rising of the sun;
for he will come like a rushing stream,[fn]
which the wind of the LORD drives.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9 - In all their affliction he was afflicted,[fn]
and the angel of his presence saved them;
in his love and in his pity he redeemed them;
he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:18 - Your holy people held possession for a little while;[fn]
our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:2 - [fn] as when fire kindles brushwood
and the fire causes water to boil—
to make your name known to your adversaries,
and that the nations might tremble at your presence!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:16 - Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured,
and all your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity;
those who plunder you shall be plundered,
and all who prey on you I will make a prey.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:10 - That day is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts,
a day of vengeance,
to avenge himself on his foes.
The sword shall devour and be sated
and drink its fill of their blood.
For the Lord GOD of hosts holds a sacrifice
in the north country by the river Euphrates.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:5 - For at the ascent of Luhith
they go up weeping;[fn]
for at the descent of Horonaim
they have heard the distressed cry[fn] of destruction.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:7 - All who found them have devoured them, and their enemies have said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the LORD, their habitation of righteousness, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:5 - Her foes have become the head;
her enemies prosper,
because the LORD has afflicted her
for the multitude of her transgressions;
her children have gone away,
captives before the foe.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:7 - Jerusalem remembers
in the days of her affliction and wandering
all the precious things
that were hers from days of old.
When her people fell into the hand of the foe,
and there was none to help her,
her foes gloated over her;
they mocked at her downfall.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:10 - The enemy has stretched out his hands
over all her precious things;
for she has seen the nations
enter her sanctuary,
those whom you forbade
to enter your congregation.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:17 - Zion stretches out her hands,
but there is none to comfort her;
the LORD has commanded against Jacob
that his neighbors should be his foes;
Jerusalem has become
a filthy thing among them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:4 - He has bent his bow like an enemy,
with his right hand set like a foe;
and he has killed all who were delightful in our eyes
in the tent of the daughter of Zion;
he has poured out his fury like fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:17 - The LORD has done what he purposed;
he has carried out his word,
which he commanded long ago;
he has thrown down without pity;
he has made the enemy rejoice over you
and exalted the might of your foes.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:12 - The kings of the earth did not believe,
nor any of the inhabitants of the world,
that foe or enemy could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.

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