Original Language Studio
2 Samuel 22:7
“In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
צַרtsar · tsar
H6862 · Hebrew
H6862 · Hebrew
- Definition
- narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
- Derivation
- or צָר; from H6887 (צָרַר); compare as in H6864 (צֹר)
- KJV renderings
- adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
- Grammar
- בַּ — preposition with definite article
- צַּר — adjective, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 110 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 14:20Numbers 10:9Numbers 22:26Numbers 24:8Deuteronomy 4:30
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read צַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.