Strong's Lexicon: H6887 צָּרַר

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6887
Word:	צָּרַר
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	52
Transliteration:	tsarar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	tsaw-rar'
Meaning:	1. to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (as follows)
KJV Renderings:	adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

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) Dr^{Expos. Jan. 1887, 59} Benn, compare ᵐ5 ; 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, ᵐ5 Kit Buhl^Lex), 2Chr 33:12.

BDB7258

[צָרַר] verb denominative

Hiph`il suffer distress (specifically of travail, compare Jer 4:31; Jer 49:24); — Participle לֵב אִשָּׁה מְצֵרָה (in simile) Jer 48:41; Jer 49:22.

BDB7261

II. צָרַר verb shew hostility toward, vex (Late Hebrew צַר foe; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4648] harm, damage, Sabean צֿר war, foe Mordtm^{Him. Inschr. 60. 71} SabDenkm²⁴ CIS^{iv. 174, 1. 6} Hom^{Chrest. 125}; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4649] be hostile, in derived species and derivatives; Assyrian ƒarâru , be hostile, ƒarru , foe; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4650], Assyrian ƒirritu , Syriac [untranscribed source text 4651], all = rival-wife, so (? Hebrew influence) ᵑ7 צָרָא 1Sam 1:6 see especially Lag^{Deceased Wife's Sister, GGN. 1882, No. 13; = Mi. 125ff.} Dr^{1Sam 1:6}); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural וְצָֽרֲרוּ Num 33:55 consecutive, suffix צְרָרוּנִי Ps 129:1; Ps 129:2 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָצֹר Isa 11:13 Infinitive absolute צָרוֺר Num 25:17 Participle active צֹרֵר Num 10:9, plural suffix צֹרֲרי Ps 31:12 +, etc.; — shew hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass, with accusative of person Isa 11:13; Num 10:9; Num 25:17 once with ל person Num 25:18 also participle as substantive (construct or with suffix) vexer, harasser, Amos 5:12; Isa 11:13; Exod 23:22 ( E ), Ps 6:8; Ps 7:5; Ps 7:7; Ps 8:3; Ps 10:5; Ps 23:5; Ps 31:12; Ps 42:11; Ps 69:20; Ps 74:4; Ps 74:23; Ps 143:12; Esth 3:10; Esth 8:1; Esth 9:10; Esth 9:24. — Lev 18:18 see [ צָרַר ] below II. צָרָה, below

BDB7264

[צָרַר] verb denominative make a rival-wife; —

Qal Infinitive construct לִצְרֹר Lev 18:18 to make [her] a rival-wife ( Lag^{GGN, 1882, 406} Dr-Wh^Lv Baen^{l. v}).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חצרר (g’hatzoh-rēhr)

Concordance entry

EHCC: Entry present in source; no clean verse row could be parsed.

Strong's Lexicon

H6887 — צָּרַר