I. צָרַר verb bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic bind, tie up; so Aramaic צְרַר, ); —
A. transitive:
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular
צָרַר Hos 4:19;
Prov 30:4 Imperative צוֺר Isa 8:16 Infinitive construct צְרוֺר Prov 26:8 (?);
Participle active צֹרֵר Job 26:8 passive צָרוּר Hos 13:12, feminine
צְרוּרָה 1Sam 25:29 feminine plural
צְרֻרֹת Exod 12:34;
2Sam 20:3 —
bind or
tie up, of kneading-troughs
Exod 12:34 (E); figurative of a life preserved by
׳י,
נֶפֶשׁ צְרוּרָה בִּצְרוֺר הַחַיִּים 1Sam 25:29 of preserving prophetic teaching
Isa 8:16 of retention of guilt
Hos 13:12 of
׳י's
binding waters in (a garment of) cloud
Prov 30:4;
Job 26:8 =
shut up 2Sam 20:3 —
צָרַר רוּחַ אֹתָהּ בִּכְנָפֶיהָ Hos 4:19 (si vera lectio) pregnantly,
the wind hath wrapped her up in its wings, to carry her off;
כִּצְרוֺר אֶבֶן Prov 26:8 like the tying up of a stone, but unintellig. in context (see Toy).
Pu`al Participle plural
מְצֹרָרִים Josh 9:4 tied up (mended by tying), of old wine-skins.
B. intransitive:
Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular
צָ֫רָה Isa 28:20 Imperfect 3 masculine singular
יֵצַר Prov 4:12,
יֵ֫צֶר לוֺ Job 20:22,
וַ֫יֵּצֶד Gen 32:8 +, etc.; —
be scant, cramped, in straits; of scanty bed-covering
Isa 28:20 (in figurative); of land too small for (
מִן) its people
Isa 49:19 +
Josh 19:47 (for
וַיֵּצֵא) Dr
Expos. Jan. 1887, 59 Benn, compare
ᵐ5; of steps =
be cramped, or impeded,
Prov 4:12;
Job 18:7 (both in figure); especially impersonal with
ל person,
וַיֵּצֶר לוֺ Gen 32:8 and it was narrow for him = he was in straits, distress, so
Judg 2:15;
2Sam 13:2;
Job 20:22, also 3 feminine singular
וַתֵּ֫צֶר לְ Judg 10:9;
1Sam 30:6 (see Dr).
Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular
וְהֵצַר Deut 28:52 (twice in verse) consecutive; 1 singular
וַהֲצֵרֹתִי Jer 10:18;
Zeph 1:17 Imperfect 3 masculine singular
יָצַרלֿוֺ 1Kgs 8:37 =
2Chr 6:28,
וַיָּ֫צַד 2Chr 28:20 3 masculine plural
וַיָּצֵרוּ Neh 9:27 Infinitive construct הָצֵר 2Chr 28:22;
2Chr 33:12 —
make narrow for,
press hard upon,
cause distress to, with
ל person,
Jer 10:18 (subject
׳י),
Zeph 1:17 (subject
id.);
Deut 28:52 (twice in verse);
1Kgs 8:37 =
2Chr 6:28;
Neh 9:27 (all subject foe),
2Chr 28:20 (subject Tiglath-pileser); indefinite subject
2Chr 28:22 (but read
כִּי אִם לְצָרָה לוֺ, and join to v
2Chr 28:21, opposed to
לְעֶזְרָה לוֺ,
ᵐ5 Kit Buhl
Lex),
2Chr 33:12.
[צָרַר] verb denominative Hiph`il suffer distress (specifically of travail, compare Jer 4:31; Jer 49:24); — Participle לֵב אִשָּׁה מְצֵרָה (in simile) Jer 48:41; Jer 49:22.
II. צָרַר verb shew hostility toward, vex (Late Hebrew צַר foe; Arabic harm, damage, Sabean צֿר war, foe MordtmHim. Inschr. 60. 71 SabDenkm24 CISiv. 174, 1. 6 HomChrest. 125; Ethiopic be hostile, in derived species and derivatives; Assyrian ƒarâru, be hostile, ƒarru, foe; Arabic , Assyrian ƒirritu, Syriac , all = rival-wife, so (? Hebrew influence) ᵑ7 צָרָא 1Sam 1:6 see especially LagDeceased Wife's Sister, GGN. 1882, No. 13; = Mi. 125ff. Dr1Sam 1:6); —
Qal Perfect 3 plural
וְצָֽרֲרוּ Num 33:55 consecutive, suffix
צְרָרוּנִי Ps 129:1;
Ps 129:2 Imperfect 3 masculine singular
יָצֹר Isa 11:13 Infinitive absolute צָרוֺר Num 25:17 Participle active צֹרֵר Num 10:9, plural suffix
צֹרֲרי Ps 31:12 +, etc.; —
shew hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass, with accusative of person
Isa 11:13;
Num 10:9;
Num 25:17 once with
ל person v
Num 25:18 also participle as substantive (construct or with suffix)
vexer, harasser,
Amos 5:12;
Isa 11:13;
Exod 23:22 (E),
Ps 6:8;
Ps 7:5;
Ps 7:7;
Ps 8:3;
Ps 10:5;
Ps 23:5;
Ps 31:12;
Ps 42:11;
Ps 69:20;
Ps 74:4;
Ps 74:23;
Ps 143:12;
Esth 3:10;
Esth 8:1;
Esth 9:10;
Esth 9:24. —
Lev 18:18 see [
צָרַר] below II.
צָרָה, below
[צָרַר] verb denominative make a rival-wife; —
Qal Infinitive construct לִצְרֹר Lev 18:18 to make [her]
a rival-wife (Lag
GGN, 1882, 406 Dr-Wh
Lv Baen
l. v).