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H6887 · צָרַר

tsârar

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive

KJV gloss list in the source

adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.

Source pronunciation notation: tsaw-rar'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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