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H6862
Hebrew
Original Word
צַרTransliteration
tsar
Pronunciation
tsar
Definition
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.
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Vine's Expository Dictionary
Distress
"distress; straits." The 70 appearances of sarâ occur in all periods of biblical literature, although most occurrences are in poetry (poetical, prophe…
Enemy
"enemy." ’Oyeb has an Ugaritic cognate. It appears about 282 times in biblical Hebrew and in all periods. In form, the word is an active infinitive (o…