Word

צָרַר

tsârar · H6887 · Hebrew · 71 occurrences

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Meanings

bound up or wrapped up

A state in which objects are confined to one place by cloth wrapped tightly around them, or the action of so wrapping them, to keep them safely in place

Examples
Exodus 12:34 So the people took their dough before it was leavened, with their kneading bowls bound up in the clothes on their shoulders.
Job 26:8 “He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them.
1 Samuel 25:29 “Should anyone rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, then the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the LORD your God; but the lives of your enemies He will sling out as from the hollow of a sling.
bound up, wrapped up, confined

State in which people 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

Examples
2 Samuel 20:3 Then David came to his house in Jerusalem, and the king took the ten women, the concubines whom he had left behind to take care of the house, and put them in custody and provided them with food, but did not have relations with them. So they were locked up until the day of their death, living as widows.
Hosea 4:19 The wind wraps them in its wings, And they will be put to shame because of their sacrifices.
Hosea 13:12 The guilt of Ephraim is wrapped up; His sin is stored up.
mended, repaired

State in which a broken object has been restored to a functional state by wrapping something around the area that was broken

Examples
Joshua 9:4 but they on their part acted craftily and went and took provisions for a journey, and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins that were worn out, split open, and patched,
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

Examples
Isaiah 28:20 The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in.
Isaiah 49:19 “For your ruins and deserted places and your destroyed land— Now you will certainly be too cramped for the inhabitants, And those who swallowed you will be far away.
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

Examples
Job 18:7 “His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own plan brings him down.
Proverbs 4:12 When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; And if you run, you will not stumble.
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

Examples
Judges 2:15 Wherever they went, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had spoken and just as the LORD had sworn to them, so that they were severely distressed.
Exodus 23:22 “But if you truly obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
Judges 10:9 And the sons of Ammon crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was in great difficulty.
adversary

Person that opposes other people and so is a cause of distress to others

Examples
Exodus 23:22 “But if you truly obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
Esther 8:1 On that day King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther; and Mordecai came before the king, because Esther had disclosed what he was to her.
Esther 9:10 the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews’ enemy; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

How it’s used In 11 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

48 occurrences in 16 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 19
Not stated (infinitive) 5
Not stated: they 4
Not stated (participle) 3
Other words · 12 groups that occur once or twice (17) 17

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

11 occurrences in 8 groups

מַיִםwater 2
נִיme 2
כֶםyou 2
מִדְיָנִיMidianite 1
אֶפְרַיִםEphraim 1
אֶבֶןstone 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

41 occurrences in 29 groups

לto/for+ נִיme 9
לto/for+ וֹhim 8
בin/on/with+ אֶרֶץland, earth, ground 3
לto/for+ הֶםthem 3
Other words · 25 groups that occur once or twice (30) 30

With adverbsAdverbs

9 occurrences in 3 groups

מְאֹדvery 6
לֹאnot 2
עַתָּהnow 1

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

19 occurrences in 7 groups

נִיme 7
יְהוּדִיJudean 4
ךָּyou 4
יְהוּדָהJudah 1
נֶפֶשׁsoul, life 1
צַדִּיקrighteous, just, right 1

Named alongside itApposition

4 occurrences in 1 groups

הָמָןHaman 4

What it doesIt is the subject

3 occurrences in 3 groups

חָרַףto reproach 1
כָּרַתto cut off, to make (a covenant) 1
שָׁאַגto roar 1

What is done to itIt is the object

6 occurrences in 5 groups

הָיָהto be, to become 2
חָלַץto arm oneself, to rescue 1
אָבַדto perish, to destroy 1
צוּרto besiege 1
רָאָהto see 1

What it is said to bePredicate

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ךָּyou 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

8 occurrences in 6 groups

כlike/as 3
מִןfrom 2
מַעַןfor the sake of, so that 2
נֶגֶדbefore, opposite 2
בin/on/with 2
לto/for 1

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

2 occurrences in 2 groups

עֶבְרָהwrath 1
קוֹלvoice, sound 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 7 entries

Bind002003001002: צָרַר means to bind up, as of the kneading bowls the Israelites bind up in their clothes on their shoulders as they leave Egypt in Exodus 12:34.
Control002003002007: This domain's connection to צָרַר is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's senses of distress, binding, and enmity rather than exercising control.
Whole002003001020: This domain's connection to צָרַר is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of distress or binding rather than wholeness.
Little002001001038: This domain's connection to צָרַר is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of distress or binding rather than smallness or narrowness.
Fail002003003013: This domain's connection to צָרַר is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of distress or binding rather than failure.
Unsafe002003003022: צָרַר most often means to be in distress, as of Jacob's distress at the prospect of Esau's attack in Genesis 32:8.
Enemies001001003002: The word also means to treat as an enemy or adversary, as of the LORD's promise to be an enemy to Israel's enemies in Exodus 23:22, and the enemy Israel is saved from in Numbers 10:9.

Word family 5 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

צָרַרtsârar · H6887צַר tsar · H6862 · narrow, small · 102×צָרָה tsârâh · H6869 · trouble, distress, anguish · 71×צְרוֹר tsᵉrôwr · H6872 · bag, bundle, purse · 10×מֵצַר mêtsar · H4712 · distress · 3×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6887. tsarar [צָרַר] verb denominative Hiph`il suffer distress (specifically of travail,…

H6887. tsarar
[צָרַר] verb denominative Hiph`il suffer distress (specifically of travail, compare Jer 4:31; Jer 49:24); — Participle מְצֵרָה אִשָּׁה לֵב (in simile) Jer 48:41; Jer 49:22.
II. צָרַר verb shew hostility toward, vex (Late Hebrew צַר foe; Arabic harm, damage, Sabean צֿר war, foe MordtmHim. Inschr. 60. 71 SabDenkm24 CISiv. 174, 1. 6 HomChrest. 125; Ethiopic be hostile, in derived species and derivatives; Assyrian ƒarâru, be hostile, ƒarru, foe; Arabic , Assyrian ƒirritu, Syriac , all = rival-wife, so (? Hebrew influence) צָרָא ᵑ7 1Sa 1:6; see especially LagDeceased Wife's Sister, GGN. 1882, No. 13; = Mi. 125ff. Dr1Sa 1:6); —
Qal Perfect3plural וְצָֽרֲרוּ Num 33:55 consecutive, suffix צְרָרוּנִי Psa 129:1; Psa 129:2; Imperfect3masculine singular יָצֹר Isa 11:13; Infinitive absolute צָרוֺר Num 25:17; Participle active צֹרֵר Num 10:9, plural suffix צֹרֲרי Psa 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, Amo 5:12; Isa 11:13; Exo 23:22 (E), 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 69:20; Psa 74:4; Psa 74:23; Psa 143:12; Est 3:10; Est 8:1; Est 9:10, Est 9:24. — Lev 18:18 see [ צָרַר] below II. צָרָה, below
[צָרַר] verb denominative make a rival-wife; —
Qal Infinitive construct לִצְרֹר Lev 18:18 to make [her] a rival-wife (LagGGN, 1882, 406 Dr-WhLv Baenl. v).
III. צרר (√ of following; compare Arabic be sharp (? denominative), , sharp-edged hard stone, Assyrian ƒurtu, apparently knife RJHarperBAS ii. 435; Syriac rock, stone, flint).

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0