צר

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
צ־ר־ר (ts-r-r)

From the root צ־ר־ר

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)

Verb

צָר • (tsar) third-singular masculine past (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		צוּר	צוּרִי	צוּרוּ	צורנה / צֹרְנָה1
notes		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