HebrewH6887Verb

צָרַר

tsa.rar

41Occurrences
H6887Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to confine, besiege Another spelling of tsur (*צוּר *"to confine" H6696A)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

צָרַר appears 41 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Psalms
7
Esther
4
Numbers
4
2 Chronicles
3
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
3
1 Samuel
2
2 Samuel
2

Key Passages

1 Kings 8:37BSB

When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemy besieges them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come,

Amos 5:12BSB

For I know that your transgressions are manyand your sins are numerous.You oppress the righteous by taking bribes;you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.

Hosea 13:12BSB

The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up;his sin is stored up.

Job 26:8BSB

He wraps up the waters in His clouds,yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.

Proverbs 30:4BSB

Who has ascended to heaven and come down?Who has gathered the wind in His hands?Who has bound up the waters in His cloak?Who has established all the ends of the earth?What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!

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