Tsârâh — H6869

H6869 · Hebrew — צרה

Pronunciation: tsaw-raw'

Definition

feminine noun

tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:

  1. straits, distress, trouble
  2. vexer, rival wife

Usually translated as

trouble, distress, affliction, anguish, adversity, tribulation, adversary

Origin

feminine of H6862

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Tsârâh occurs 73 times in 72 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Deuteronomy (2), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (2), Nehemiah (2), Job (2), Psalms (24), Proverbs (7), Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (8), Daniel (1), Obadiah (2), Jonah (1), Nahum (2), Habakkuk (1), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — T