צר

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
צ־ר־ר (ṣ-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
Derived terms

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

Hypernyms

Etymology 2
Root
צ־ו־ר (ṣ-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 צַרְתִּיצַרְנוּ
second צַרְתָּצַרְתְּצַרְתֶּםצַרְתֶּן
third צָרצָרָהצָרוּ
present צָרצָרָהצָרִיםצָרוֹת
future first אָצוּרנָצוּר
second תָּצוּרתָּצוּרִיתָּצוּרוּתצורנה / תָּצֹרְנָה1
third יָצוּרתָּצוּריָצוּרוּתצורנה / תָּצֹרְנָה1
imperative צוּרצוּרִיצוּרוּצורנה / צֹרְנָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

צֹר • (tsór) m

  1. defective spelling of צור

References
  • “צר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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