צָרָה tsarah
Hebrew word for “distress” · Strong’s H6869 · used 73 times in 72 verses
Meaning
straits, distress, trouble
Senses in the lexicon
- distress (70)
- dearth (2)
- vexer (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for tsarah in context, with how often each is used:
- trouble 33
- distress 25
- troubles 13
- adversity 1
- rival 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 24 | 1.2 | |
| Jeremiah | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Proverbs | 7 | 1.0 | |
| Isaiah | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Genesis | 3 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Samuel | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Deuteronomy | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Nehemiah | 2 | 0.4 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Obadiah | 2 | 6.9 | |
| Nahum | 2 | 3.6 |
Also in 9 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Deuteronomy 31 (2), Nehemiah 9 (2), Psalms 25 (2), Psalms 34 (2), Obadiah 1 (2), Nahum 1 (2), Genesis 35 (1), Genesis 42 (1), Judges 10 (1), 1 Samuel 1 (1)
Forms
- צרה 36
- צרתי 4
- בצרה 4
- מצרה 4
- צרות 3
- וצרות 2
- צרתם 2
- צרותיו 2
- בצרות 2
- צרת 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with tsarah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- עֵת et “time” 11
- יָשַׁע yasah “to save” 10
- עָנָה anah “to answer” 10
- שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 11
- רַע ra “bad” 9
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 9
- צוּקָה tsuqah “anguish” 3
- חָלַץ chalats “to rescue” 4
- רָפָה raphah “to slacken” 4
- קָרָא qara “to call” 7
- יָלַד yalad “to beget” 6
- הֶם hem “them” 7
Key verses
The verses using tsarah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 42:21 — And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear;…
- Deuteronomy 31:17 — Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils…
- Psalms 46:1 — [To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.] God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Psalms 50:15 — And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
- Psalms 77:2 — In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
- Psalms 91:15 — He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
- Isaiah 63:9 — In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried…
- Jeremiah 4:31 — For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that…
- Jeremiah 16:19 — O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say,…
- Daniel 12:1 — And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never…
- Nahum 1:7 — The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
- Habakkuk 3:16 — When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of…
See all 72 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.