צָֽרַר

𐤑𐤓𐤓

tsarar

has wrapped

a primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive; adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.

H6887

Proverbs 30:4 · Word #10

Lexicon H6887

Lemmaצָרַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤑𐤓𐤓
Transliterationtsârar
Strong'sH6887
In-contexthas wrapped

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 H6887-04

he has tightly bound

Rootצרר (ṣ-r-r)
Core Meaningsbinding, constricting, pressing, hemming in, hostility, distress
Semantic Rangeto bind or tie up, to wrap, to confine, to besiege, to hem in, to cause distress, to treat as an enemy, to oppress
Conceptual SignificanceThis root underlies imagery of physical confinement and emotional or national distress. It often describes the experience of being hemmed in by enemies or troubles, reflecting the biblical theme that adversity feels like constriction until relief or deliverance is granted.
Morphological NotesQal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person masculine singular. The Qal expresses the simple active sense: "he bound" or "he constrained."
Rendering RationaleThe root צרר conveys the idea of tightening, constricting, or pressing into narrowness, whether physically (binding) or figuratively (distressing or oppressing). The Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular form is reflected by "he has tightly bound," preserving both the active sense of the simple stem and the completed action of a masculine singular subject.

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

Words from Root צרר (binding, constricting, pressing, hemming in, hostility, distress)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6862-01 batsar in the narrow-place
H6869-01 batsarah in the tightness
H6862-02 betsar in tightness of
H6869-02 betsarot in constrictions of
H6872-01 bitseror in a bound bundle
H6862-03 hatsar the constricting adversary
H6887-01 hatser of his constriction
H6887-02 hatsorer the one pressing in
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
H6887-03 metserah constriction
H6862-11 mitsar from a strait-foe
H6869-03 mitsarah from constriction
H6869-04 mitsarato from his tightness-distress
H6862-12 mitsaray my constricting foes
H6862-13 mitsarayv from his constrictors
H6862-14 mitsareynu from our constrictors
H6862-15 tsar a constricting foe
H6869-05 tsarah a straitness
H6869-06 tsaratam their tightness-distress
H6869-07 tsarati my constriction
H6862-16 tsaray my constricting foes
H6862-17 tsarayikhe your pressers
H6862-18 tsarayv his constricting foes
H6891-01 tsaretan Narrowing-Place
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
H6869-08 tsarot constrictions
H6869-09 tsarotayv his constrictions
H6887-05 tseraruni they have hemmed me in
H6872-02 tseror a bound bundle
H6887-06 tserurot bound ones
H6870-01 tseruyah Wounded-Woman
H6887-07 tsorer the pressing foe
H6887-08 tsoreray my constrictors
H6887-09 tsorereykha your hemmers-in
H6875-01 tsori pressed-out balsam
H6887-10 ukhehatser and when he was hemmed-in
H6874-01 utseri and Tseri
H6887-11 vahatseroti and I caused-distress
H6887-12 vehetsar and-he-caused-distress
H6869-10 vetsarah and tight-distress
H6862-26 vetsaray and my constrictors
H6862-27 vetsarayv in his constrictors
H6862-28 vetsareyhem and their pressing foes
H6869-11 vetsarot and constrictions
H6869-12 vetsaroteykhem and your constricting distresses
H6862-29 vetsorerey and the pressers of

Word Usage (53 occurrences of H6887)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 12:34 צְרֻרֹ֥ת tserurot bound up
Exodus 23:22 צֹרְרֶֽי/ךָ tsorereykha your adversaries
Leviticus 18:18 לִ/צְרֹ֗ר litseror as a rival
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