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צַר

Strong’s: H6862a · H6862b · H6862c · H6862d · H6864b

Associated OET lemmas: צַר · צֹר · ציר · צרר

Notes: Passage: RV JOB 41:15 · LV JOB 41:7 · Read together JOB 41:15
{A:MT} {A:HOTTP}-B RSV NRSV "closely" NIV "tightly" NJPS "binding" NJB "firmly" = [1b] | REB חֹומַת צֹר "wall of flint" = [2a]; Passage: RV PSA 107:2 · LV PSA 107:2 · Read together PSA 107:2
RSV NRSV CEV "trouble" NJPS "adversity" = [1c] | NIV "foe" NJB REB GNT "enemies" = [1d]

Authors: Graham S. Ogden

Form 1

Part of speech: aj

Related lemmas: צֹר · צְרֹור · צרר

Sense 1: narrow

Semantic domains: Little (002001001035)

Core domains: Size (161)

Definition: = state in which an object is relatively small in size, ≈ with the connotation of being too small to be able to do what it is intended for, and with trouble

NUM 22:26: RV NUM 22:26 · LV NUM 22:26 · Read together NUM 22:26

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OET-RV NUM 22:26

26 Then Yahweh’s messenger went past again and stood in a narrow place on the road where there was no room to get past on either side.

OET-LV NUM 22:26

26 And_ the _messenger _of YHWH _he _increased to _pass _on and_he _stood in_a _place narrow where there_was_not a _way to_turn _aside right _hand and_left _hand.

KI2 6:1: RV KI2 6:1 · LV KI2 6:1 · Read together KI2 6:1

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OET-RV KI2 6:1

6 One day, the prophets-in-training said to Elisha, “Please look, The place where we’re sitting to learn from you is too narrow to fit us all in.

OET-LV KI2 6:1

6 And_ the _sons _of the _prophets _they _said to ʼElīshāˊ HERE please the_place where we are_dwelling there to_your_face it _is_too_cramped for_us.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

NUM: RV NUM 22:26 · LV NUM 22:26 · Read together NUM 22:26

KI2: RV KI2 6:1 · LV KI2 6:1 · Read together KI2 6:1

JOB: RV JOB 41:15 · LV JOB 41:7 · Read together JOB 41:15

PRO: RV PRO 23:27 · LV PRO 23:27 · Read together PRO 23:27

ISA: RV ISA 49:20 · LV ISA 49:20 · Read together ISA 49:20

Sense 2: small

Semantic domains: Lax (002001003013)

Core domains: Intensity (090)

Definition: = state in which a certain quality is small in intensity

PRO 24:10: RV PRO 24:10 · LV PRO 24:10 · Read together PRO 24:10

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OET-RV PRO 24:10

10 If you display a lack of courage when you have troubles,
⇔ → your strength is limited.

OET-LV PRO 24:10

10 You _have _shown _yourself _without _courage in/on_day trouble is_narrow strength _of_your.

Sense 3: distress

Semantic domains: Unsafe (002003003021)

Core domains: Well-Being (196); Human (082)

Definition: = a process by which humans go through extremely difficult circumstances, resulting in severe anxiety, ◄ as if one were confined to a narrow and cramped space from which there is no escape

Antonyms: רַחַב

DEU 4:30: RV DEU 4:30 · LV DEU 4:30 · Read together DEU 4:30

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OET-RV DEU 4:30

30 It’s in the future when you end up in distress there that you’ll return to your god Yahweh and listen to what he tells you,

OET-LV DEU 4:30

30 In_distress to/for_yourself(m) and_they_will _come _upon _you all _of the_things the_these in_end/latter the_days and_you _will _return to YHWH god _of_your and_you _will _listen to_voice _of_his.

SA1 2:32: RV SA1 2:32 · LV SA1 2:32 · Read together SA1 2:32

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OET-RV SA1 2:32

32 and you’ll see distress in my residence. I’ll do good for the rest of Yisrael, but there’ll never be another old man in your home.

OET-LV SA1 2:32

32 And_you _will _look _at the_distress _of a _dwelling _place in_all that he _will _do _good _to DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_not an _old_man he _will _be in_house _of_your all _of the_days.

All 29 recorded passages for this sense

DEU: RV DEU 4:30 · LV DEU 4:30 · Read together DEU 4:30

SA1: RV SA1 2:32 · LV SA1 2:32 · Read together SA1 2:32

SA2: RV SA2 22:7 · LV SA2 22:7 · Read together SA2 22:7

CH2: RV CH2 15:4 · LV CH2 15:4 · Read together CH2 15:4

EST: RV EST 7:4 · LV EST 7:4 · Read together EST 7:4

JOB: RV JOB 7:11 · RV JOB 15:24 · RV JOB 36:16 · RV JOB 36:19 · RV JOB 38:23 · LV JOB 7:11 · LV JOB 15:24 · LV JOB 36:16 · LV JOB 36:19 · LV JOB 38:23 · Read together JOB 7:11 · Read together JOB 15:24 · Read together JOB 36:16 · Read together JOB 36:19 · Read together JOB 38:23

PSA: RV PSA 4:1 · RV PSA 18:6 · RV PSA 32:7 · RV PSA 66:14 · RV PSA 106:44 · RV PSA 107:2 · RV PSA 107:6 · RV PSA 107:13 · RV PSA 107:19 · RV PSA 107:28 · RV PSA 119:143 · LV PSA 4:2 · LV PSA 18:7 · LV PSA 32:7 · LV PSA 66:14 · LV PSA 106:44 · LV PSA 107:2 · LV PSA 107:6 · LV PSA 107:13 · LV PSA 107:19 · LV PSA 107:28 · LV PSA 119:143 · Read together PSA 4:1 · Read together PSA 18:6 · Read together PSA 32:7 · Read together PSA 66:14 · Read together PSA 106:44 · Read together PSA 107:2 · Read together PSA 107:6 · Read together PSA 107:13 · Read together PSA 107:19 · Read together PSA 107:28 · Read together PSA 119:143

ISA: RV ISA 5:30 · RV ISA 25:4 · RV ISA 26:16 · RV ISA 30:20 · RV ISA 63:9 · LV ISA 5:30 · LV ISA 25:4 · LV ISA 26:16 · LV ISA 30:20 · LV ISA 63:9 · Read together ISA 5:30 · Read together ISA 25:4 · Read together ISA 26:16 · Read together ISA 30:20 · Read together ISA 63:9

JER: RV JER 48:5 · LV JER 48:5 · Read together JER 48:5

LAM: RV LAM 1:20 · LV LAM 1:20 · Read together LAM 1:20

HOS: RV HOS 5:15 · LV HOS 5:15 · Read together HOS 5:15

Sense 4: adversary

Semantic domains: Enemies (001001002003002)

Core domains: Well-Being (196); Aggression (006); Human (082)

Definition: primarily used in poetry: = person that opposes other people and so is a cause of distress to others

Synonyms: איב · קום עַל · רדף · שׂנא

GEN 14:20: RV GEN 14:20 · LV GEN 14:20 · Read together GEN 14:20

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OET-RV GEN 14:20

20 Praise the most high God,
⇔ who enabled you to defeat your enemies.”
§ Then Avram gave to Malki -Tsedek a tenth of everything he had recovered.

OET-LV GEN 14:20

20 And_be_ god Most _High who he _has _delivered foes _of_your in_hand _of_your _blessed and_he _gave to_him/it a _tenth from_all.

NUM 10:9: RV NUM 10:9 · LV NUM 10:9 · Read together NUM 10:9

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OET-RV NUM 10:9

9 When you need to defend yourselves against an attacker, then you must sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you’ll all be noticed by Yahweh, and you’ll be saved from your enemies.

OET-LV NUM 10:9

9 And_because/when you(pl)_will _go war in_land _of_your(pl) on the_foe who_attacks you(pl) and_you(pl)_will _give _an _alarm on_trumpets and_you(pl)_will _be _remembered to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH god _of_your(pl) and_you(pl)_will _be _delivered from_enemies _of_your(pl).

All 66 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 14:20 · LV GEN 14:20 · Read together GEN 14:20

NUM: RV NUM 10:9 · RV NUM 24:8 · LV NUM 10:9 · LV NUM 24:8 · Read together NUM 10:9 · Read together NUM 24:8

DEU: RV DEU 32:27 · RV DEU 32:41 · RV DEU 32:43 · RV DEU 33:7 · LV DEU 32:27 · LV DEU 32:41 · LV DEU 32:43 · LV DEU 33:7 · Read together DEU 32:27 · Read together DEU 32:41 · Read together DEU 32:43 · Read together DEU 33:7

JOS: RV JOS 5:13 · LV JOS 5:13 · Read together JOS 5:13

SA2: RV SA2 24:13 · LV SA2 24:13 · Read together SA2 24:13

CH1: RV CH1 12:17 · RV CH1 21:12 · LV CH1 12:18 · LV CH1 21:12 · Read together CH1 12:17 · Read together CH1 21:12

EZR: RV EZR 4:1 · LV EZR 4:1 · Read together EZR 4:1

NEH: RV NEH 4:11 · RV NEH 9:27 · LV NEH 4:5 · LV NEH 9:27 · Read together NEH 4:11 · Read together NEH 9:27

EST: RV EST 7:6 · LV EST 7:6 · Read together EST 7:6

JOB: RV JOB 6:23 · RV JOB 16:9 · RV JOB 19:11 · LV JOB 6:23 · LV JOB 16:9 · LV JOB 19:11 · Read together JOB 6:23 · Read together JOB 16:9 · Read together JOB 19:11

PSA: RV PSA 3:1 · RV PSA 13:4 · RV PSA 27:2 · RV PSA 27:12 · RV PSA 44:5 · RV PSA 44:7 · RV PSA 44:10 · RV PSA 60:11–12 · RV PSA 74:10 · RV PSA 78:42 · RV PSA 78:61 · RV PSA 78:66 · RV PSA 81:14 · RV PSA 89:23 · RV PSA 89:42 · RV PSA 97:3 · RV PSA 105:24 · RV PSA 106:11 · RV PSA 107:2 · RV PSA 108:12–13 · RV PSA 112:8 · RV PSA 119:139 · RV PSA 119:157 · RV PSA 136:24 · LV PSA 3:2 · LV PSA 13:5 · LV PSA 27:2 · LV PSA 27:12 · LV PSA 44:6 · LV PSA 44:8 · LV PSA 44:11 · LV PSA 60:13–14 · LV PSA 74:10 · LV PSA 78:42 · LV PSA 78:61 · LV PSA 78:66 · LV PSA 81:15 · LV PSA 89:24 · LV PSA 89:43 · LV PSA 97:3 · LV PSA 105:24 · LV PSA 106:11 · LV PSA 107:2 · LV PSA 108:13–14 · LV PSA 112:8 · LV PSA 119:139 · LV PSA 119:157 · LV PSA 136:24 · Read together PSA 3:1 · Read together PSA 13:4 · Read together PSA 27:2 · Read together PSA 27:12 · Read together PSA 44:5 · Read together PSA 44:7 · Read together PSA 44:10 · Read together PSA 60:11–12 · Read together PSA 74:10 · Read together PSA 78:42 · Read together PSA 78:61 · Read together PSA 78:66 · Read together PSA 81:14 · Read together PSA 89:23 · Read together PSA 89:42 · Read together PSA 97:3 · Read together PSA 105:24 · Read together PSA 106:11 · Read together PSA 107:2 · Read together PSA 108:12–13 · Read together PSA 112:8 · Read together PSA 119:139 · Read together PSA 119:157 · Read together PSA 136:24

ISA: RV ISA 1:24 · RV ISA 9:11 · RV ISA 26:11 · RV ISA 59:18 · RV ISA 63:18 · RV ISA 64:2 · LV ISA 1:24 · LV ISA 9:10 · LV ISA 26:11 · LV ISA 59:18 · LV ISA 63:18 · LV ISA 64:1 · Read together ISA 1:24 · Read together ISA 9:11 · Read together ISA 26:11 · Read together ISA 59:18 · Read together ISA 63:18 · Read together ISA 64:2

JER: RV JER 30:16 · RV JER 46:10 · RV JER 50:7 · LV JER 30:16 · LV JER 46:10 · LV JER 50:7 · Read together JER 30:16 · Read together JER 46:10 · Read together JER 50:7

LAM: RV LAM 1:5 · RV LAM 1:7 · RV LAM 1:10 · RV LAM 1:17 · RV LAM 2:4 · RV LAM 2:17 · RV LAM 4:12 · LV LAM 1:5 · LV LAM 1:7 · LV LAM 1:10 · LV LAM 1:17 · LV LAM 2:4 · LV LAM 2:17 · LV LAM 4:12 · Read together LAM 1:5 · Read together LAM 1:7 · Read together LAM 1:10 · Read together LAM 1:17 · Read together LAM 2:4 · Read together LAM 2:17 · Read together LAM 4:12

EZE: RV EZE 30:16 · RV EZE 39:23 · LV EZE 30:16 · LV EZE 39:23 · Read together EZE 30:16 · Read together EZE 39:23

AMO: RV AMO 3:11 · LV AMO 3:11 · Read together AMO 3:11

MIC: RV MIC 5:9 · LV MIC 5:8 · Read together MIC 5:9

NAH: RV NAH 1:2 · LV NAH 1:2 · Read together NAH 1:2

ZEC: RV ZEC 8:10 · LV ZEC 8:10 · Read together ZEC 8:10

Form 2

Part of speech: nsm

Related lemmas: צֹר

Sense 1: flint

Semantic domains: Stone (001006015)

Core domains: Nature (115)

Definition: = extremely hard type of stone that leaves sharp edges when fractured; ► can be used as knife; ≈ associated with an inflexible attitude

ISA 5:28: RV ISA 5:28 · LV ISA 5:28 · Read together ISA 5:28

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OET-RV ISA 5:28

28 Their arrows are sharp,
⇔ ≈ and all their bows are strung.
⇔ Their horses have hooves as hard as flint,
⇔ ≈ and their chariot wheels are like a windstorm.

OET-LV ISA 5:28

28 Which arrows _of_its are_sharpened and_all bows _of_its are_bent the _hooves _of its _horses _of_his like_flint they _are _regarded and_wheels _of_its like_storm-wind.