Hebrew word study

צַרtsar — narrow

Pronounced “tsar”

narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)

Translated in the King James as: adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.

Appears 110 times in Scripture

Origin: or צָר; from H6887 (צָרַר); compare as in H6864 (צֹר)

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×

Genesis 14:20

Numbers — 3×

Numbers 10:9 Numbers 22:26 Numbers 24:8

Deuteronomy — 5×

Deuteronomy 4:30 Deuteronomy 32:27 Deuteronomy 32:41 Deuteronomy 32:43 Deuteronomy 33:7

Joshua — 1×

Joshua 5:13

Judges — 1×

Judges 11:7

1 Samuel — 2×

1 Sam 2:32 1 Sam 13:6

2 Samuel — 3×

2 Sam 22:7 2 Sam 24:13 2 Sam 24:14

2 Kings — 1×

2 Ki 6:1

1 Chronicles — 3×

1 Chr 12:17 1 Chr 21:12 1 Chr 21:13

2 Chronicles — 1×

2 Chr 15:4

Ezra — 1×

Ezra 4:1

Nehemiah — 3×

Nehemiah 4:11 Nehemiah 9:27+ 1 more in Nehemiah

Esther — 2×

Esther 7:4 Esther 7:6

Job — 9×

Job 6:23 Job 7:11 Job 15:24 Job 16:9 Job 19:11 Job 36:16 Job 36:19 Job 38:23 Job 41:15

Psalms — 36×

Psalms 3:1 Psalms 4:1 Psalms 13:4 Psalms 18:6 Psalms 27:2 Psalms 27:12 Psalms 32:7 Psalms 44:5 Psalms 44:7 Psalms 44:10 Psalms 60:11 Psalms 60:12 Psalms 66:14 Psalms 74:10 Psalms 78:42 Psalms 78:61 Psalms 78:66 Psalms 81:14 Psalms 89:23 Psalms 89:42 Psalms 97:3 Psalms 105:24 Psalms 106:11 Psalms 106:44 Psalms 107:2+ 11 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 2×

Proverbs 23:27 Proverbs 24:10

Isaiah — 15×

Isaiah 1:24 Isaiah 5:28 Isaiah 5:30 Isaiah 9:11 Isaiah 11:13 Isaiah 25:4 Isaiah 26:11 Isaiah 26:16 Isaiah 30:20 Isaiah 49:20 Isaiah 59:18 Isaiah 59:19 Isaiah 63:9 Isaiah 63:18 Isaiah 64:2

Jeremiah — 4×

Jeremiah 30:16 Jeremiah 46:10 Jeremiah 48:5 Jeremiah 50:7

Lamentations — 10×

Lam 1:5 Lam 1:7 Lam 1:10 Lam 1:17 Lam 1:20 Lam 2:4 Lam 2:17 Lam 4:12+ 2 more in Lamentations

Ezekiel — 2×

Ezekiel 30:16 Ezekiel 39:23

Hosea — 1×

Amos — 1×

Micah — 1×

Nahum — 1×

Zechariah — 1×

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