צַר

𐤑𐤓

tsar

in distress

or צָר; from צָרַר; compare as in צֹר; narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding); adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.

H6862

1 Chronicles 21:13 · Word #5

Lexicon H6862

Lemmaצַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤑𐤓
Transliterationtsar
Strong'sH6862
In-contextin distress

Morphology HVqp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H6862-15

a constricting foe

Rootצרר (ts-r-r)
Core Meaningsto bind, to constrict, to press tightly, to besiege, to be narrow
Semantic Rangeenemy, adversary, one who presses or opposes; narrow place; distress; anguish; affliction; straits; tightness (literal or figurative)
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, opposition and distress are portrayed as constriction—being hemmed in or pressed tight. A צַר is not merely an opponent but one who narrows a person’s space, symbolizing both external enemies and internal experiences of tribulation under divine testing or judgment.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular adjective/noun in absolute or construct state (HAamsa/HAamsc). From root צרר (ts-r-r). Related verbal forms (e.g., Qal perfect 3ms) express the action "he pressed/constricted."
Rendering RationaleThe noun צַר (masculine singular) derives from the root meaning "to constrict or press tightly." Rendering it as "a constricting foe" preserves the concrete sense of pressure and narrowing inherent in the root while reflecting the masculine singular form indicated in the morphology (HAamsa/HAamsc).

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root צרר (to bind, to constrict, to press tightly, to besiege, to be narrow)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6862-01 batsar in the narrow-place
H6869-01 batsarah in the tightness
H6862-02 betsar in tightness of
H6862-03 hatsar the constricting adversary
H6862-04 katsar like a constricting stone
H6862-05 ketsar like a constricting foe
H6862-06 khetsarayv his constricting foes
H6862-07 letsaray to my constricting foes
H6862-08 letsarayv to his pressing foes
H6862-09 letsareykha to your pressers
H6862-10 letsareynu for our pressing foes
H6862-11 mitsar from a strait-foe
H6869-02 mitsarah from constriction
H6862-12 mitsaray my constricting foes
H6862-13 mitsarayv from his constrictors
H6862-14 mitsareynu from our constrictors
H6869-03 tsarah a straitness
H6869-04 tsaratam their tightness-distress
H6869-05 tsarati my constriction
H6862-16 tsaray my constricting foes
H6862-17 tsarayikhe your pressers
H6862-18 tsarayv his constricting foes
H6862-19 tsarey pressing foes of
H6862-20 tsareyha her constricting foes
H6862-21 tsareyhem their pressers
H6862-22 tsareykha your pressers
H6862-23 tsareymo their pressers
H6862-24 tsareynu our pressers
H6862-25 tsari my constricting adversary
H6869-06 tsarot constrictions
H6869-07 tsarotayv his constrictions
H6887-01 tseraruni they have hemmed me in
H6872-01 tseror a bound bundle
H6870-01 tseruyah Wounded-Woman
H6887-02 tsorer the pressing foe
H6887-03 tsoreray my constrictors
H6887-04 tsorereykha your hemmers-in
H6875-01 tsori pressed-out balsam
H6874-01 utseri and Tseri
H6887-05 vehetsar and-he-caused-distress
H6869-08 vetsarah and tight-distress
H6862-26 vetsaray and my constrictors
H6862-27 vetsarayv in his constrictors
H6862-28 vetsareyhem and their pressing foes
H6869-09 vetsarot and constrictions
H6862-29 vetsorerey and the pressers of

Word Usage (110 occurrences of H6862)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 14:20 צָרֶ֖י/ךָ tsareykha your enemies
Numbers 10:9 הַ/צַּר֙ hatsar the adversary
Numbers 22:26 צָ֔ר tsar narrow
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