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Strong's Number H6887

צָרַר
tsarar · tsaw-rar'
Transliteration:
tsarar{tsaw-rar'}
Word Origin:
a primitive root
TWOT:
1973,1974
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive
Usage in the KJV:
enemy 15, distress 7, bind up 2, vex 6, afflict 4, besiege 4, adversary 3, strait 3, trouble 2, bound 6, pangs 2, misc 5

Total: 58
Occurs 53 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  1. to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound
    1. (Qal)
      1. to bind, tie up, shut up
      2. to be scant, be cramped, be in straits
    2. (Pual) to be bound, be tied up
    3. (Hiphil)
      1. to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon
      2. to suffer distress
  2. to show hostility toward, vex
    1. (Qal)
      1. to show hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass
      2. vexer, harasser (participle)
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament