צָרַר

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H6887

Transliteration: tsârar

Pronunciation: tsaw-rar'

Definition: adversary

Original: צרר

Transliteration: tsârar

Phonetic: tsaw-rar'

BDB Definition:

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
to show hostility toward, vex
1. (Qal)
  1. to show hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass
  2. vexer, harasser (participle)

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1973,1974