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Hebrew - English Dictionary

H6887 - Afflict

Strong's No.:H6887

Hebrew:צָרַר

Transliteration:tsârar

Phonetic:tsaw-rar'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:{adversary} (be in) afflict ({-ion}) {besiege} bind ({up}) (be {in} bring) {distress} {enemy} {narrower} {oppress} {pangs} shut {up} be in a strait ({trouble}) vex.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to {cramp} literally or {figuratively} transitively or intransitively


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound

a. (Qal)

1. to bind, tie up, shut up

2. to be scant, be cramped, be in straits

b. (Pual) to be bound, be tied up

c. (Hiphil)

1. to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon

2. to suffer distress

2. to show hostility toward, vex

a. (Qal)

1. to show hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass

2. vexer, harasser (participle)


Bible References:
Afflict

Translation
Occurrences:
adversaries ( 3 )
afflict ( 2 )
afflicted ( 2 )
affliction ( 1 )
besiege ( 4 )
bindeth ( 1 )
bound ( 2 )
distress ( 3 )
distressed ( 2 )
enemies ( 9 )
enemy ( 5 )
narrower ( 1 )
oppresseth ( 1 )
pangs ( 2 )
strait ( 2 )
up ( 7 )
vex ( 5 )
vexed ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.