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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 -

He gave up his strength to captivity

and his splendor to the hand of a foe.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:66 -

He beat back his foes;

he gave them lasting disgrace.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:14 -

“I would quickly subdue their enemies

and turn my hand against their foes.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:23 -

“I will crush his foes before him

and strike those who hate him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:42 -

You have lifted high 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 foes on every side.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:2 -

Do not hide your face from me in my day of trouble.

Listen closely to me;

answer me quickly when I call.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:24 -

The LORD[fn] made his people very fruitful;

he made them more numerous than their foes,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:11 -

Water covered their foes;

not one of them remained.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:44 -

When he heard their cry,

he took note of their distress,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:2 -

Let the redeemed of the LORD proclaim

that he has redeemed them from the power of the foe

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:6 -

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;

he rescued them from their distress.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13 -

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;

he saved them from their distress.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19 -

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;

he saved them from their distress.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:28 -

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

and he brought them out of their distress.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12 -

Give us aid against the foe,

for human help is worthless.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:13 -

With God we will perform valiantly;

he will trample our foes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:8 -

His heart is assured; he will not fear.

In the end he will look in triumph on his foes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:139 -

My anger overwhelms me

because my foes forget your words.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143 -

Trouble and distress have overtaken me,

but your commands are my delight.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:157 -

My persecutors and foes are many.

I have not turned from your decrees.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:24 -

and rescued us from our foes.

His faithful love endures forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:27 -

For a prostitute is a deep pit,

and a wayward woman is a narrow well;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:10 -

If you do nothing in a difficult time,

your strength is limited.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24 -

Therefore the Lord GOD of Armies,

the Mighty One of Israel, declares:

“Ah, I will get even with my foes;

I will take revenge against my enemies.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:28 -

Their arrows are sharpened,

and all their bows strung.

Their horses’ hooves are like flint;

their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:30 -

On that day they will roar over it,

like the roaring of the sea.

When one looks at the land,

there will be darkness and distress;

light will be obscured by clouds.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:11 -

The LORD has raised up Rezin’s adversaries against him

and stirred up his enemies.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:13 -

Ephraim’s envy will cease;

Judah’s harassing will end.

Ephraim will no longer be envious of Judah,

and Judah will not harass Ephraim.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 -

For you have been a stronghold for the poor person,

a stronghold for the needy in his distress,

a refuge from storms and a shade from heat.

When the breath of the violent

is like a storm against a wall,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:11 -

LORD, your hand is lifted up to take action,

but they do not see it.

Let them see your zeal for your people

and be put to shame.

Let fire consume your adversaries.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:16 -

LORD, they went to you in their distress;

they poured out whispered prayers

because your discipline fell on them.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:20 -

The Lord will give you meager bread and water during oppression, but your Teacher[fn] will not hide any longer. Your eyes will see your Teacher,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:20 -

“Yet as you listen, the children

that you have been deprived of will say,

‘This place is too small for me;

make room for me so that I may settle.’

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:18 -

So he will repay according to their deeds:

fury to his enemies,

retribution to his foes,

and he will repay the coasts and islands.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:19 -

They will fear the name of the LORD in the west

and his glory in the east;[fn]

for he will come like a rushing stream

driven by the wind of the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9 -

In all their suffering, he suffered,[fn]

and the angel of his presence saved them.

He redeemed them

because of his love and compassion;

he lifted them up and carried them

all the days of the past.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:18 -

Your holy people had a possession[fn]

for a little while,

but our enemies have trampled down

your sanctuary.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:2 -

just as fire kindles brushwood,

and fire boils water —

to make your name known to your enemies,

so that nations would tremble at your presence!

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:16 -

Nevertheless, all who devoured you will be devoured,

and all your adversaries ​— ​all of them —

will go off into exile.

Those who plunder you will be plundered,

and all who raid you will be raided.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:10 -

That day belongs to the Lord, the GOD of Armies,

a day of vengeance to avenge himself

against his adversaries.

The sword will devour and be satisfied;

it will drink its fill of their blood,

because it will be a sacrifice to the Lord, the GOD of Armies,

in the northern land by the Euphrates River.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:5 -

For on the Ascent to Luhith

they will be weeping continually,[fn]

and on the descent to Horonaim

will be heard cries of distress over the destruction:

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:7 -

Whoever found them devoured them.

Their adversaries said, “We’re not guilty;

instead, they have sinned against the LORD,

their righteous grazing land,

the hope of their ancestors, the LORD.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:5 -

Her adversaries have become her masters;

her enemies are at ease,

for the LORD has made her suffer

because of her many transgressions.

Her children have gone away

as captives before the adversary.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:7 -

During the days of her affliction and homelessness

Jerusalem remembers all her precious belongings

that were hers in days of old.

When her people fell into the adversary’s hand,

she had no one to help.

The adversaries looked at her,

laughing over her downfall.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:10 -

The adversary has seized

all her precious belongings.

She has even seen the nations

enter her sanctuary —

those you had forbidden

to enter your assembly.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:17 -

Zion stretches out her hands;

there is no one to comfort her.

The LORD has issued a decree against Jacob

that his neighbors should be his adversaries.

Jerusalem has become

something impure among them.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:4 -

He has strung his bow like an enemy;

his right hand is positioned like an adversary.

He has killed everyone who was the delight to the eye,

pouring out his wrath like fire

on the tent of Daughter Zion.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:17 -

The LORD has done what he planned;

he has accomplished his decree,

which he ordained in days of old.

He has demolished without compassion,

letting the enemy gloat over you

and exalting the horn of your adversaries.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:12 -

The kings of the earth

and all the world’s inhabitants did not believe

that an enemy or adversary

could enter Jerusalem’s gates.


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