Strong's Definition
to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.
TWOT Reference: 1973,1974
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
צָרַר (tsa.rar) — to confine. to confine, besiege Another spelling of tsur (צוּר "to confine" H6696A)
צָרַר (tsa.rar) — to constrain. 1) to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, tie up, shut up 1a2) to be scant, be cramped, be in straits 1b) (Pual) to be bound, be tied up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon
צָרַר (tsa.rar) — to distress. to suffer distress
צָרַר (tsa.rar) — to vex. to show hostility toward, vex
צָרַר (tsa.rar) — to rival. to make a rival-wife
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · מֵצַר · צַר · צָרָה · צְרֹור
Bind | verb qal sg
bound up, wrapped up = state in which objects are confined to one single place by a piece of cloth or something similar that is tightly wrapped around it, ► in order to keep them safely in place
Bind | verb qal
to bind up, to wrap up = causative action by which humans confine objects or masses to one single place by wrapping a piece of cloth or something similar tightly around it, ► in order to keep them safely in place
Control | verb qal sg
bound up, wrapped up, confined = state in which conditions are confined to one single place as a result of being completely surrounded by some kind of force, ≈ as if they were physically bound or wrapped up
Control | verb qal
to bind up, to wrap up = causative action by which some kind of force confines humans to one single place by completely surrounding them, ≈ as if they are physically bound or wrapped up
Whole | verb pu'al
mended, repaired = state in which a broken object has been restored to a functional state ◄ by wrapping something around the area that was broken
Little | verb qal
to be small, to be narrow = state in which an object is relatively small in size, ≈ with the connotation of being too small to be able to do what it is intended for
Fail | verb qal
to be hindered, to be impeded, to be restricted = state in which an event cannot take place in exactly the way it is intended because of something that hinders it
Unsafe | verb qal, verb hif
to be distressed = a state in which humans experience extreme anxiety, ◄ as a result of difficult circumstances, as if one were confined to a narrow and cramped space from which there is no escape
GEN 32:8 · JDG 2:15 · JDG 10:9 · JDG 11:7 · 1SA 13:6 · 1SA 28:15 · 1SA 30:6 · 2SA 1:26 · 2SA 13:2 · 2SA 24:14 · 1CH 21:13 · 2CH 28:22 · 2CH 33:12 · JOB 20:22 · PSA 31:10 · PSA 59:17 · PSA 69:18 · PSA 102:3 · JER 48:41 · JER 49:22 · LAM 1:20
Unsafe | verb hif
to cause distress, to oppress, to rival = a causative action by which humans or deities cause (other) humans to experience extreme anxiety, ◄ as a result of difficult circumstances, as if one were confined to a narrow and cramped place from which there is no escape
EXO 23:22 · LEV 18:18 · NUM 10:9 · NUM 25:17 · NUM 25:18 · NUM 33:55 · DEU 28:52 · DEU 28:52 · 1KI 8:37 · 2CH 6:28 · 2CH 28:20 · NEH 9:27 · EST 3:10 · PSA 129:1 · PSA 129:2 · ISA 11:13 · JER 10:18 · AMO 5:12 · ZEP 1:17
Enemies | verb qal | ≈ איב · נקם | ≠ שׁלם
adversary = person that opposes other people and so is a cause of distress to others
EXO 23:22 · EST 8:1 · EST 9:10 · EST 9:24 · PSA 6:8 · PSA 7:5 · PSA 7:7 · PSA 8:3 · PSA 10:5 · PSA 23:5 · PSA 31:12 · PSA 42:11 · PSA 143:12 · PSA 69:20 · PSA 74:23 · PSA 74:4 · ISA 11:13
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
צוּר vb. confine, bind, besiege base
צָרַר vb. bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped trans. Qal bind or tie up
Pu. tied up (mended by tying)
intrans. Qal be scant, cramped, in straits
Hiph. make narrow for, press hard upon, cause distress to
base
[צָרַר] vb. denom. Hiph. suffer distress base
צָרַר vb. shew hostility toward, vex base
[צָרַר] vb. denom. make a rival-wife;—Qal Lv 18:18 ref