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Lexicon :: Strong's H6869 - ṣārâ

Aa
צָרָה
Transliteration
ṣārâ
Pronunciation
tsaw-raw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1973c,1974b

Strong’s Definitions

צָרָה tsârâh, tsaw-raw'; feminine of H6862; tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:—adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x

The KJV translates Strong's H6869 in the following manner: trouble (44x), distress (8x), affliction (7x), adversity (5x), anguish (5x), tribulation (3x), adversary (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x
The KJV translates Strong's H6869 in the following manner: trouble (44x), distress (8x), affliction (7x), adversity (5x), anguish (5x), tribulation (3x), adversary (1x).

  1. straits, distress, trouble

  2. vexer, rival wife

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָרָה tsârâh, tsaw-raw'; feminine of H6862; tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:—adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
STRONGS H6869: Abbreviations
I. צָרָה 72 noun feminine id.; — absolute צ׳ 1 Samuel 26:24 +, צָרָתָה Psalm 120:1 (Ges§ 90g); construct צָרַת Genesis 42:21; suffix צָרָתִי Genesis 35:3 +, צָרַתְכֶם Judges 10:14, etc.; plural צָרוֺת absolute Isaiah 65:16 +; suffix צָרֹתֵיכֶם 1 Samuel 10:19, etc.; — straits, distress, Genesis 42:21 (E), 1 Samuel 26:24; 2 Samuel 4:9; 1 Kings 1:29; Isaiah 8:22; Job 5:19; Job 27:9; especially Psalms (24 times), e.g. Job 22:12; Job 25:17 (see רחב), Job 25:22; Job 31:8; Job 34:17, 18; specifically of travail, צָרָה וַחֲבָלִים Jeremiah 49:24 (simile), compare Jeremiah 4:31 (Gie צְוָחָה, after Greek Version of the LXX); צָרַת נַפְשׁוֺ Genesis 42:21 (E); בְּיוֺם צָרָתִי Genesis 35:3 (E), Psalm 77:3; Psalm 86:7, compare 2 Kings 19:3 = Isaiah 37:3; Psalm 20:2; Psalm 50:15; Proverbs 24:10; Proverbs 25:19; Jeremiah 16:19; Obadiah 12,14; Nahum 1:7; Habakkuk 3:16, וּמְצוּקָה יוֺם צ׳ Zephaniah 1:15; בְּעֵתצָֿרַתְכֶם Judges 10:14, compare Nehemiah 9:27; Psalm 37:39; Isaiah 33:2; Jeremiah 14:8; Jeremiah 15:11; Jeremiah 30:7; Daniel 12:1; also בַּצָּרָה Psalm 81:8, בְּצָרָה Psalm 91:15; Nehemiah 9:37, בְּצָדוֺת Psalm 46:2, etc.; רָעוֺת וְצָרוֺת Deuteronomy 31:17, 21 compare 1 Samuel 10:19; Psalm 71:20, צָרָה וְצוּקָה Proverbs 1:27, וְצ׳ אֶרֶץ צ׳ Isaiah 30:6; with ל (poetry), בַּצָּרָ֫תָה לִי Psalm 120:1 in my distress, מִצָּרָה לִי Jonah 2:3. — צָרָה Zechariah 10:11, read מִצְרַיִם [or מָצוֺר] We Now GASm; צֹ֫רָה KloThLz, 1879, 566 StaZAW i (1881), 22; Psalm 9:10; Psalm 10:1 see H1226 בַּצָּרָה.

II. [צָרָה] noun feminine vexer, rival-wife (see references below √; also Ecclus 37:11); — suffix צָרָתָהּ 1 Samuel 1:6.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

35:3; 35:3; 42:21; 42:21; 42:21

Deuteronomy

31:17; 31:21

Judges

10:14; 10:14

1 Samuel

1:6; 10:19; 10:19; 26:24; 26:24

2 Samuel

4:9

1 Kings

1:29

2 Kings

19:3

Nehemiah

9:27; 9:37

Job

5:19; 22:12; 27:9; 31:8; 34:17; 34:18

Psalms

9:10; 10:1; 20:2; 37:39; 46:2; 50:15; 71:20; 77:3; 81:8; 86:7; 91:15; 120:1; 120:1

Proverbs

1:27; 24:10; 25:19

Isaiah

8:22; 30:6; 33:2; 37:3; 65:16

Jeremiah

4:31; 14:8; 15:11; 16:19; 30:7; 49:24

Daniel

12:1

Obadiah

1:12

Jonah

2:3

Nahum

1:7

Habakkuk

3:16

Zephaniah

1:15

Zechariah

10:11

H6869

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6869 matches the Hebrew צָרָה (ṣārâ),
which occurs 73 times in 72 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 35:3–Isa 30:6)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:3 - We are now going to Bethel, where I will build an altar to the God who answered my prayers when I was in distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:21 - Speaking among themselves, they said, “Clearly we are being punished because of what we did to Joseph long ago. We saw his anguish when he pleaded for his life, but we wouldn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this trouble.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:17 - Then my anger will blaze forth against them. I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured. Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say, ‘These disasters have come down on us because God is no longer among us!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:21 - And when great disasters come down on them, this song will stand as evidence against them, for it will never be forgotten by their descendants. I know the intentions of these people, even now before they have entered the land I swore to give them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:14 - Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen! Let them rescue you in your hour of distress!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the LORD had kept her from having children.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:19 - But though I have rescued you from your misery and distress, you have rejected your God today and have said, ‘No, we want a king instead!’ Now, therefore, present yourselves before the LORD by tribes and clans.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:24 - Now may the LORD value my life, even as I have valued yours today. May he rescue me from all my troubles.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:9 - But David said to Recab and Baanah, “The LORD, who saves me from all my enemies, is my witness.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:29 - And the king repeated his vow: “As surely as the LORD lives, who has rescued me from every danger,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:3 - They told him, “This is what King Hezekiah says: Today is a day of trouble, insults, and disgrace. It is like when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to deliver the baby.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:6 - Nation fought against nation, and city against city, for God was troubling them with every kind of problem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:9 - They said, ‘Whenever we are faced with any calamity such as war,[fn] plague, or famine, we can come to stand in your presence before this Temple where your name is honored. We can cry out to you to save us, and you will hear us and rescue us.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:27 - So you handed them over to their enemies, who made them suffer. But in their time of trouble they cried to you, and you heard them from heaven. In your great mercy, you sent them liberators who rescued them from their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:37 - The lush produce of this land piles up in the hands of the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They have power over us and our livestock. We serve them at their pleasure, and we are in great misery.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:19 - From six disasters he will rescue you;
even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:9 - Will God listen to their cry
when trouble comes upon them?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:9 - The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:1 - O LORD, why do you stand so far away?
Why do you hide when I am in trouble?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1 -

For the choir director: A psalm of David.

In times of trouble, may the LORD answer your cry.
May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11 - Do not stay so far from me,
for trouble is near,
and no one else can help me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17 - My problems go from bad to worse.
Oh, save me from them all!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:22 - O God, ransom Israel
from all its troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 - I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love,
for you have seen my troubles,
and you care about the anguish of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:6 - In my desperation I prayed, and the LORD listened;
he saved me from all my troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:17 - The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help.
He rescues them from all their troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39 - The LORD rescues the godly;
he is their fortress in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:1 -

For the choir director: A song of the descendants of Korah, to be sung by soprano voices.[fn]

God is our refuge and strength,
always ready to help in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:15 - Then call on me when you are in trouble,
and I will rescue you,
and you will give me glory.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:7 - For you have rescued me from my troubles
and helped me to triumph over my enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:20 - You have allowed me to suffer much hardship,
but you will restore me to life again
and lift me up from the depths of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:2 - When I was in deep trouble,
I searched for the Lord.
All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven,
but my soul was not comforted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:49

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:49 - He loosed on them his fierce anger—
all his fury, rage, and hostility.
He dispatched against them
a band of destroying angels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7 - You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you;
I answered out of the thundercloud
and tested your faith when there was no water at Meribah. Interlude

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:7 - I will call to you whenever I’m in trouble,
and you will answer me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:15 - When they call on me, I will answer;
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue and honor them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:3 - Death wrapped its ropes around me;
the terrors of the grave[fn] overtook me.
I saw only trouble and sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

I took my troubles to the LORD;
I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:7 - Though I am surrounded by troubles,
you will protect me from the anger of my enemies.
You reach out your hand,
and the power of your right hand saves me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:2 - I pour out my complaints before him
and tell him all my troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:11 - For the glory of your name, O LORD, preserve my life.
Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:27 - when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone,
and anguish and distress overwhelm you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:8 - The godly are rescued from trouble,
and it falls on the wicked instead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13 - The wicked are trapped by their own words,
but the godly escape such trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17 - A friend is always loyal,
and a brother is born to help in time of need.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:23 - Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut,
and you will stay out of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:10 - If you fail under pressure,
your strength is too small.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:19 - Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble
is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:22 - and down at the earth, but wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown out into the darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:6 - This message came to me concerning the animals in the Negev:
The caravan moves slowly
across the terrible desert to Egypt—
donkeys weighed down with riches
and camels loaded with treasure—
all to pay for Egypt’s protection.
They travel through the wilderness,
a place of lionesses and lions,
a place where vipers and poisonous snakes live.
All this, and Egypt will give you nothing in return.

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