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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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 He gave up His strength to captivity

And His glory into the hand of the enemy H6862.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:66 -

He [fn]drove His adversaries H6862 backward;

He put on them an everlasting disgrace.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:14 -

“I would quickly subdue their enemies

And turn My hand against their adversaries H6862.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:23 -

“But I will crush his adversaries H6862 before him,

And strike those who hate him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:42 -

You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries H6862;

You have made all his enemies rejoice.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:3 -

Fire goes before Him

And burns up His enemies H6862 all around.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:2 -

Do not hide Your face from me on the day of my distress H6862;

Incline Your ear to me;

On the day when I call answer me quickly.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:24 -

And He made His people very fruitful,

And made them stronger than their enemies H6862.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:11 -

The waters covered their adversaries H6862;

Not one of them was left.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:44 -

Nevertheless He looked at their distress H6862

When He heard their cry;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:2 -

The redeemed of the LORD shall say so,

Those whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy H6862

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:6 -

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble H6862;

He saved them from their distresses.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13 -

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble H6862;

He saved them from their distresses.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19 -

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble H6862;

He saved them from their distresses.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:28 -

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble H6862,

And He brought them out of their distresses.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12 -

Give us help against the enemy H6862,

For deliverance [fn]by man is worthless.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:13 -

[fn]Through God we will do valiantly,

And it is He who will trample down our enemies H6862.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:8 -

His heart is firm, he will not fear,

[fn]But will look with satisfaction on his enemies H6862.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:139 -

My zeal has [fn]consumed me,

Because my enemies H6862 have forgotten Your words.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143 -

Trouble H6862 and anguish have [fn]come upon me,

Yet Your commandments are my delight.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:157 -

Many are my persecutors and my enemies H6862,

Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:24 -

And has rescued us from our enemies H6862,

For His faithfulness is everlasting;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:27 -

For a prostitute is a deep pit,

And a [fn]strange woman is a narrow H6862 well.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:10 -

If you show yourself lacking courage on the day of distress,

Your strength is meager H6862.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24 -

Therefore the Lord [fn]GOD of armies,

The Mighty One of Israel, declares,

“Ah, I will have satisfaction against My adversaries H6862,

And avenge Myself on My enemies.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:28 -

[fn]Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent;

The hoofs of its horses [fn]seem like flint H6862, and its chariot wheels like a storm wind.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:30 -

And it will roar against it on that day like the roaring of the sea.

If one looks across to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress H6862;

Even the light is darkened by its clouds.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:11 -

Therefore the LORD raises superior adversaries H6862 against them from Rezin

And provokes their enemies,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:13 -

Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart,

And those who harass Judah will be eliminated;

Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,

And Judah will not harass Ephraim.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 -

For You have been a stronghold for the helpless,

A stronghold for the poor in his distress H6862,

A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat;

For the breath of the ruthless

Is like a rain storm against a wall.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:11 -

LORD, Your hand is lifted up, yet they do not see it.

[fn]They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;

Indeed, [fn]fire will devour Your enemies H6862.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:16 -

LORD, they sought You in distress H6862;

They [fn]could only whisper a prayer,

Your discipline was upon them.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:20 - Although the Lord has given you bread of deprivation H6862 and water of oppression, He, your Teacher, will no longer hide Himself, but your eyes will see your Teacher.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:20 -

“The children [fn]you lost will yet say in your ears,

‘The place is too cramped H6862 for me;

Make room for me that I may live here.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:18 -

According to their deeds, [fn]so will He repay:

Wrath to His adversaries H6862, [fn]retribution to His enemies;

To the coastlands He will [fn]deal [fn]retribution.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:19 -

So they will fear the name of the LORD from the west

And His glory from the rising of the sun,

For He will come like a [fn]rushing H6862 stream

Which the wind of the LORD drives.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9 -

In all their distress [fn]He was distressed H6862,

And the angel of His presence saved them;

In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them,

And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:18 -

Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while,

Our adversaries H6862 have trampled it down.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:2 -

[fn]As fire kindles brushwood, as fire causes water to boil

To make Your name known to Your adversaries H6862,

That the nations may tremble at Your presence!

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:16 -

‘Therefore all who devour you will be devoured;

And all your adversaries H6862, every one of them, will go into captivity;

And those who plunder you will become plunder,

And all who plunder you I will turn into plunder.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:10 -

For that day belongs to the Lord [fn]GOD of armies,

A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes H6862;

And the sword will devour and be satisfied,

And [fn]drink its fill of their blood;

For there will be a slaughter for the Lord [fn]GOD of armies,

In the land of the north at the river Euphrates.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:5 -

“For they will go up by the ascent of Luhith

With continual weeping;

For at the descent of Horonaim

They have heard the [fn]anguished H6862 cry of destruction.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:7 -

“All who found them have devoured them;

And their adversaries H6862 have said, ‘We are not guilty,

Since they have sinned against the LORD who is the habitation of righteousness,

The LORD, the hope of their fathers.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:5 -

Her adversaries H6862 have become [fn]her masters,

Her enemies are [fn]secure;

For the LORD has [fn]caused her grief

Because of the multitude of her wrongdoings;

Her little ones have gone away

As captives [fn]led by the enemy H6862.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:7 -

In the days of her affliction and homelessness

Jerusalem remembers all her treasures

That were hers since the days of old,

When her people fell into the hand of the adversary H6862

And no one helped her.

The adversaries H6862 saw her,

They laughed at her [fn]ruin.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:10 -

The adversary H6862 has stretched out his hand

Over all her precious things,

For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary,

The ones whom You commanded

That they were not to enter Your congregation.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:17 -

Zion stretches out with her hands;

There is no one to comfort her;

The LORD has commanded regarding Jacob

That those around him become his adversaries H6862;

Jerusalem has become a filthy thing among them.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:4 -

He has bent His bow like an enemy;

His right hand is positioned like an adversary H6862,

And He has killed everything that was pleasant to the eye.

In the tent of the daughter of Zion

He has poured out His wrath like fire.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:17 -

The LORD has done what He determined;

He has accomplished His word

Which He commanded from days of old.

He has torn down without sparing,

And He has helped the enemy to rejoice over you;

He has exalted the [fn]might of your adversaries H6862.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:12 -

The kings of the earth did not believe,

Nor did any of the inhabitants of the world,

That the adversary H6862 and the enemy

Would enter the gates of Jerusalem.


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