צר

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
צ־ר־ר (ts-r-r)
6 terms

From the root צ־ר־ר

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /t͡saʁ/

Adjective

צַר • (tsar) (feminine צָרָה, masculine plural צָרִים, feminine plural צָרוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. narrow (not wide)
2. narrow (restrictive)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “both senses”): רָחָב

Derived terms

• צר אופק
• צר עין

Noun

צַר • (tsar) m (plural indefinite צָרִים, plural construct צָרֵי־, feminine counterpart צָרָה) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. An active enemy (as opposed to one who merely harbors hate).
   • Tanach, Ezra 4:1, with translation of the New International Version:

     וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ צָרֵי יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן […]

     When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard […]

References

• H6862 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Hypernyms

• אוֹיֵב
• שׂוֹנֵא

Etymology 2

Root
צ־ו־ר (ts-w-r)
7 terms

Verb

צָר • (tsar) (pa'al construction)

1. to shape

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לָצוּר
		action noun		—
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	צַרְתִּי		צַרְנוּ
	second	צַרְתָּ	צַרְתְּ	צַרְתֶּם	צַרְתֶּן
	third	צָר	צָרָה	צָרוּ
present		צָר	צָרָה	צָרִים	צָרוֹת
future	first	אָצוּר		נָצוּר
	second	תָּצוּר	תָּצוּרִי	תָּצוּרוּ	תצורנה / תָּצֹרְנָה1
	third	יָצוּר	תָּצוּר	יָצוּרוּ	תצורנה / תָּצֹרְנָה1
imperative	positive	צוּר	צוּרִי	צוּרוּ	צורנה / צֹרְנָה1
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 3

Noun

צֹר • (tsór) m

1. defective spelling of צור

References

• “צר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language