Strongs Number: H6887
| Hebrew Word: | צָרַר |
| Transliteration: | tsârar |
| Phonetic: | tsaw-rar' |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to {cramp} literally or {figuratively} transitively or intransitively |
| BDB Definition: |
1. to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound a. (Qal) 1. to bind, tie up, shut up 2. to be scant, be cramped, be in straits b. (Pual) to be bound, be tied up c. (Hiphil) 1. to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon 2. to suffer distress 2. to show hostility toward, vex a. (Qal) 1. to show hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass 2. vexer, harasser (participle) |
| Origin: | A primitive root |
| Bible Usage: | {adversary} (be in) afflict ({-ion}) {besiege} bind ({up}) (be {in} bring) {distress} {enemy} {narrower} {oppress} {pangs} shut {up} be in a strait ({trouble}) vex. |