Hebrew word

tsar

tsar

צַר

What it means

narrow

narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)

Where it comes from

or צָר; from tsârar (צָרַר); compare as in tsôr (צֹר)

How the King James translates it

enemies19
adversaries18
trouble14
enemy8
adversary5
distress3
affliction3
narrow2

Every place it appears 85

Genesis14:20

Numbers10:9 22:26 24:8

Deuteronomy4:30 32:27 32:41 32:43

1 Samuel2:32

2 Samuel22:7 24:13

2 Kings6:1

1 Chronicles12:17 21:12

2 Chronicles15:4

Ezra4:1

Nehemiah4:11 9:27

Esther7:4

Job6:23 7:11 15:24 16:9 38:23 41:15

Psalms13:4 18:6 27:2 27:12 32:7 44:5 44:7 44:10 60:11 74:10 78:61 78:66 89:23 89:42 97:3 102:2 106:11 106:44 107:6 107:13 107:19 107:28 108:12 119:139 119:143 119:157 136:24

Proverbs23:27

Isaiah1:24 5:28 5:30 9:11 25:4 26:11 26:16 30:20 49:20 59:18 59:19 63:9 63:18 64:2

Jeremiah30:16 46:10 48:5 50:7

Lamentations1:5 1:7 1:10 1:17 2:4 4:12

Ezekiel30:16 39:23

Hosea5:15

Amos3:11

Micah5:9

Nahum1:2

Zechariah8:10