Hebrew word study

צָרַרtsârar — to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intran…

Pronounced “tsaw-rar'”

to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive

Translated in the King James as: adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.

Appears 53 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Exodus — 2×

Exodus 12:34 Exodus 23:22

Leviticus — 1×

Leviticus 18:18

Numbers — 4×

Numbers 10:9 Numbers 25:17 Numbers 25:18 Numbers 33:55

Deuteronomy — 2×

Deuteronomy 28:52+ 1 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 1×

Joshua 9:4

1 Samuel — 2×

1 Sam 25:29 1 Sam 28:15

2 Samuel — 2×

2 Sam 1:26 2 Sam 20:3

1 Kings — 1×

1 Ki 8:37

2 Chronicles — 3×

2 Chr 28:20 2 Chr 28:22 2 Chr 33:12

Esther — 4×

Esther 3:10 Esther 8:1 Esther 9:10 Esther 9:24

Job — 1×

Job 26:8

Psalms — 18×

Psalms 6:7 Psalms 7:4 Psalms 7:6 Psalms 8:2 Psalms 10:5 Psalms 23:5 Psalms 31:9 Psalms 31:11 Psalms 42:10 Psalms 59:16 Psalms 69:17 Psalms 69:19 Psalms 74:4 Psalms 74:23 Psalms 102:2 Psalms 129:1 Psalms 129:2 Psalms 143:12

Proverbs — 2×

Proverbs 26:8 Proverbs 30:4

Isaiah — 3×

Isaiah 8:16 Isaiah 11:13 Isaiah 28:20

Jeremiah — 3×

Jeremiah 10:18 Jeremiah 48:41 Jeremiah 49:22

Hosea — 2×

Hosea 4:19 Hosea 13:12

Amos — 1×

Amos 5:12

Zephaniah — 1×

Zeph 1:17

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