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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).
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

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 3 / 3 (Eze 30:16–Zec 8:10)

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:16 - “I will set a fire in Egypt;
[fn]Sin will writhe in anguish,
[fn]Thebes will be breached
And [fn]Memphis will have [fn]distresses H6862 daily.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:23 - “The nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity because they acted treacherously against Me, and I hid My face from them; so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, H6862 and all of them fell by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:15 - I will go away and return to My place
Until they [fn]acknowledge their guilt and seek My face;
In their affliction H6862 they will earnestly seek Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:11 - Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD,
“An enemy, H6862 even one surrounding the land,
Will pull down your [fn]strength from you
And your citadels will be looted.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:9 - Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, H6862
And all your enemies will be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:2 - A jealous and avenging God is the LORD;
The LORD is avenging and [fn]wrathful.
The LORD takes vengeance on His adversaries, H6862
And He reserves wrath for His enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:10 - ‘For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for animal; and for him who went out or came in there was no [fn]peace because of [fn]his enemies, H6862 and I set all men one against another.

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