I. צַר adjective narrow, tight; — absolute ׳צ [2Kgs 6:1] +; צָ֑ר [Num 22:26] +; feminine צָרָה [Prov 23:27] — narrow, מָקוֺם צָ֑ר [Num 22:26], צַר מִמֶּנּוּ [2Kgs 6:1] too narrow for us, compare צַרלִֿי הַמָּקוֺם [Isa 49:20] (of land of Judah after exile); בְּאֵר צָרָה [Prov 23:27] (figurative of harlot; i.e. rescue difficult; || שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה); כַּנָּהָר צָר [Isa 59:19] like a contracted (and hence swift, powerful) river (simile of ׳י; Klo נְהַר מָצוֺר, CheHpt מִצֹּר ׳נ, both 'of Egypt'); סָגוּר חוֺתָם צָ֑ר [Job 41:7] (of scaly back of crocodile), usually closely joined (as) with tight seal (ᵐ5 Me Bi Hoffm Bu Du חוֺתַם צֹר with seal of flint, but why specify material?); בְּיוֺם צָרָה צַר כֹּחֶ֑כָה [Prov 24:10] thy strength will be narrow, limited (si vera lectio, compare Toy).
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
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