BDB7254
I. צָרַר verb bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4646] bind, tie up; so Aramaic צְרַר, [untranscribed source text 4647]); —
A. transitive:
Qal
Perfect 3 masculine singular צָרַר
Hos 4:19; Prov 30:4
Imperative
צוֺר
Isa 8:16
Infinitive construct
צְרוֺר
Prov 26:8
(?); Participle
active
צֹרֵר
Job 26:8
passive
צָרוּר
Hos 13:12,
feminine צְרוּרָה
1Sam 25:29
feminine plural צְרֻרֹת
Exod 12:34;
2Sam 20:3 —
bind or tie up, of kneading-troughs Exod 12:34 (
E
); figurative of a life preserved by ׳
י, נֶפֶשׁ צְרוּרָה בִּצְרוֺר הַחַיִּים
1Sam 25:29
of preserving prophetic teaching Isa 8:16 of retention of guilt Hos 13:12 of ׳
י's binding waters in (a garment of) cloud Prov 30:4; Job 26:8 = shut up
2Sam 20:3 —
צָרַר רוּחַ אֹתָהּ בִּכְנָפֶיהָ
Hos 4:19 (si
vera lectio) pregnantly, the wind hath wrapped her up in its wings, to carry her off;
כִּצְרוֺר אֶבֶן
Prov 26:8
like the tying up of a stone, but unintellig. in context (see Toy).
Pu`al
Participle plural מְצֹרָרִים
Josh 9:4
tied up (mended by tying), of old wine-skins.
B. intransitive:
Qal
Perfect 3 feminine singular צָ֫רָה
Isa 28:20
Imperfect 3 masculine singular יֵצַר
Prov 4:12
, יֵ֫צֶר לוֺ
Job 20:22
, וַ֫יֵּצֶד
Gen 32:8 +,
etc.; — be scant, cramped, in straits; of scanty bed-covering Isa 28:20 (in
figurative); of land too small for (מִן) its people Isa 49:19 + Josh 19:47 (for
וַיֵּצֵא) DrExpos. Jan. 1887, 59
Benn, compare
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; of steps = be cramped, or impeded, Prov 4:12; Job 18:7 (both in figure);
especially impersonal with ל person, וַיֵּצֶר לוֺ
Gen 32:8
and it was narrow for him = he was in straits, distress, so Judg 2:15; 2Sam 13:2;
Job 20:22
, also 3 feminine singular וַתֵּ֫צֶר לְ
Judg 10:9;
1Sam 30:6
(see Dr).
Hiph`il
Perfect 3 masculine singular וְהֵצַר
Deut 28:52
(twice in verse) consecutive; 1 singular וַהֲצֵרֹתִי
Jer 10:18
; Zeph
1:17
Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָצַרלֿוֺ
1Kgs 8:37
= 2Chr 6:28
, וַיָּ֫צַד
2Chr 28:20
3 masculine plural וַיָּצֵרוּ
Neh 9:27
Infinitive construct
הָצֵר
2Chr 28:22
;
2Chr 33:12 — make narrow for, press hard upon,
cause distress to, with ל person, Jer 10:18 (subject ׳
י), Zeph 1:17 (subject id.); Deut 28:52 (twice in verse);
1Kgs 8:37
= 2Chr 6:28
; Neh 9:27
(all subject foe), 2Chr 28:20 (subject Tiglath-pileser); indefinite subject 2Chr 28:22
(but read כִּי אִם לְצָרָה לוֺ, and join to 2Chr 28:21, opposed to
לְעֶזְרָה לוֺ,
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Kit
BuhlLex), 2Chr 33:12.