צָרַ֥ת
𐤑𐤓𐤕
tsarat
distress
feminine of צַר; tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:; adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
Genesis 42:21 · Word #12
Lexicon H6869
| Lemma | צָרָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤑𐤓𐤄 |
| Transliteration | tsârâh |
| Strong's | H6869 |
| In-context | distress |
Morphology HNcfsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H6869-12
tightness-of
| Root | צרר (ts-r-r) |
| Core Meanings | narrowness, tightness, constriction, binding, hostility |
| Semantic Range | tightness, distress, affliction, adversity, anguish, tribulation, rival (as one who causes constriction or opposition) |
| Conceptual Significance | This term frames suffering as constriction or narrowing of life’s space, a vivid metaphor in the Hebrew Bible for crisis or oppression from which YHWH delivers, moving his people from tightness into spaciousness. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun common feminine singular construct (HNcfsc) from צָרָה. The construct state links it grammatically to a following noun, expressing possession or association ("tightness of…"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun צָרַת is feminine singular in the construct state, indicating "tightness of…" something that follows. Rendering it as "tightness-of" preserves the root idea of constriction from צרר and reflects the feminine singular construct form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root צרר (narrowness, tightness, constriction, binding, hostility)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6862-01 |
batsar | in the narrow-place |
H6869-01 |
batsarah | in the tightness |
H6869-02 |
batsaratah | in her constriction-distress |
Word Usage (73 occurrences of H6869)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 35:3 | צָֽרָתִ֔/י | tsarati | of my distress |
| Genesis 42:21 | צָרַ֥ת | tsarat | distress |
| Genesis 42:21 | הַ/צָּרָ֖ה | hatsarah | this distress |