Original: צָרַר

Transliteration: tsârar

Phonetic: tsaw-rar'

Short Definition: Adversary

Original: צרר

Transliteration: tsârar

Phonetic: tsaw-rar'

BDB Definition:

1. 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
2. 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

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H6862, H6869