צר

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צר¹

  • /t͡saʁ/ Modern Israeli

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From the root צ־ר־ר

adjective צַר · tsar · צָרָה · צָרִים · צָרוֹת

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

Opposite: רָחָב

noun צַר · tsar · צָרִים · צָרֵי־ · צָרָה

  1. An active enemy (as opposed to one who merely harbors hate). וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ צָרֵי יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן […]

צר²

verb צָר · tsar · לָצוּר · - · צַרְתִּי · צַרְנוּ

  1. construction pa'al to shape

צר³

noun צֹר · tsór

  1. misspelling defective spelling of צור

Thesaurus

adjective

Opposite: רָחָב

In English

  • narrow having small width
  • enemy someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or in
  • besiege to surround with armed forces

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {צר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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