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Hebrew word study

צָרָהtsârâh — tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble)

Pronounced “tsaw-raw'”

tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:

Translated in the King James as: adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.

Appears 73 times in Scripture

Origin: feminine of H6862 (צַר);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 3×

Genesis 35:3 Genesis 42:21+ 1 more in Genesis

Deuteronomy — 2×

Deuteronomy 31:17 Deuteronomy 31:21

Judges — 1×

1 Samuel — 3×

1 Sam 1:6 1 Sam 10:19 1 Sam 26:24

2 Samuel — 1×

1 Kings — 1×

2 Kings — 1×

2 Chronicles — 2×

2 Chr 15:6 2 Chr 20:9

Nehemiah — 2×

Nehemiah 9:27 Nehemiah 9:37

Job — 2×

Job 5:19 Job 27:9

Psalms — 24×

Psalms 9:9 Psalms 10:1 Psalms 20:1 Psalms 22:11 Psalms 25:17 Psalms 25:22 Psalms 31:7 Psalms 34:6 Psalms 34:17 Psalms 37:39 Psalms 46:1 Psalms 50:15 Psalms 54:7 Psalms 71:20 Psalms 77:2 Psalms 78:49 Psalms 81:7 Psalms 86:7 Psalms 91:15 Psalms 116:3 Psalms 120:1 Psalms 138:7 Psalms 142:2 Psalms 143:11

Proverbs — 7×

Proverbs 1:27 Proverbs 11:8 Proverbs 12:13 Proverbs 17:17 Proverbs 21:23 Proverbs 24:10 Proverbs 25:19

Isaiah — 7×

Isaiah 8:22 Isaiah 30:6 Isaiah 33:2 Isaiah 37:3 Isaiah 46:7 Isaiah 63:9 Isaiah 65:16

Jeremiah — 8×

Jeremiah 4:31 Jeremiah 6:24 Jeremiah 14:8 Jeremiah 15:11 Jeremiah 16:19 Jeremiah 30:7 Jeremiah 49:24 Jeremiah 50:43

Daniel — 1×

Obadiah — 2×

Obadiah 1:12 Obadiah 1:14

Jonah — 1×

Nahum — 2×

Nahum 1:7 Nahum 1:9

Habakkuk — 1×

Zephaniah — 1×

Zechariah — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.