צַר (ṣar) is a Hebrew adjective meaning pebble. It appears 110 times in 25 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6862).

Also rendered

• straits
• adversary
• narrow

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1973a)

Root family 1973: צָרַר ṣārar — I, bind, be narrow, be in distress (Qal); make narrow, cause distress, besiege (Hi phil)

• יָצַר yāṣar — bind
• מֵצַר mēṣar — straits
• בְּצַר bĕṣar — straits

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