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חָנָה143 vb. decline, bend down, encamp (Aramaic ܚܢܳܐ to aim at, incline towards, reach; Zinj. מחנת cstr. camp, Inscr. Panammu13, 16, 17; Arabic حَنَا bend, curve, bend down; Assyrian mûnu, mênu and tênû couch, mânîtu, house, ZimBP 44, 45 Dl in Zim117)— Qal Pf. חָנָה 1 S 26:5 Is 29:1; וְחָנִ֫יתִי consec. Is 29:3 Zc 9:8; חָנוּ Nu 2:34 + 2 times; וְחָנוּ consec. Nu 1:52; Impf. וַיִּחַן Gn 26:17 + 9 times; 3 fs. תַּחֲנֶה ψ 27:3; יַחֲנוּ Nu 1:50 + 13 times Nu + Ex 14:2: וַיַּחֲנוּ Ex 13:20 + 79 times (of which 42 in Nu 33); וַיַּחֲנוּן Ju 11:18; 2 mpl. תַּחֲנוּ Ex 14:2; 1 pl. וַנַּחֲנֶה Ezr 8:15; Imv. חֲנֵה 2 S 12:28; חֲנוּ Nu 31:19; Je 50:29; Inf. חֲנוֹת Ju 19:9; חֲנֹת Nu 1:51; sf. חֲנֹתֵנוּ Nu 10:31; חֲנֹתְכֶם Dt 1:33; Pt. חֹנֶה Ex 18:5 ψ 34:8; f. חֹנָה 2 S 23:13; 1 Ch 11:15; הֹנָ֑ךְ ψ 53:6; pl. חֹנִים Ex 14:9 + 11 times; חוֹנִים Nu 2:2; Na 3:17;— 1. decline, of day drawing to its close חֲנוֹת הַיּוֹם Ju 19:9 (‖ רָפָה הַיּ׳ לַעֲרוֹב; also נְטוֹת הַיּ׳ v 8; הַיּוֹם רַד מְאֹד v 11). 2. encamp (proposes verge toward, incline to, settle at, of goal of day’s march):— a. of single nomad Gn 26:17 (J; sq. ב), 33:18 (E; sq. אֶת־פני). b. of Israel at Exod. and in wilderness Ex 13:20 (ב) 14:2 (לִפְנֵי), v 2 (עַל), + c. 80 times (Hex chiefly P); also (abs.) Nu 9:18, 20, 22, 23 cf. Ezr 8:15; Ne 11:30 so they encamped (i.e. settled, or were settled) from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom (‖ ישׁבו v 25). c. of armies: (1) Israel (conquering Cannan, etc.) Jos 4:19; 5:10 + often; (2) Philistines 1 S 4:1; 13:16; 2 S 23:23 +; usually sq. ב loc. Nu 10:31; 1 S 4:1; 13:16 Jos 4:19; 1 S 13:5 + 63 times (וַיַּחֲנוּ בְ 2 S 24:5 read וַיָּחֵלּוּ מִן 𝔊L We Dr v. חלל); so of locusts in hedges (in sim.) Na 3:17; also sq. עַל = by, near Ex 14:2, 9; 15:27; Nu 1:52; 2:2, 5, 12, 27; 3:29; 35 (על ירך), 33:10; Ju 7:1; 1 S 4:1; על־פני השׂדה (על in diff. sense) 2 S 11:11; sq. עַל also = against, encamp with hostile purpose Jos 10:5, 31, 34 Ju 6:4; 20:19 1 S 11:1; 2 S 12:28; 1 K 16:15; 2 K 25:1; 2 Ch 32:1; Je 50:29; 52:4 ψ 27:3; sq. אֶל־ in same sense Jos 11:5; metaph. of God’s hostility to apostate Jerusalem (על) Is 29:3; sq. also לְ = at, by Nu 2:34; Zc 9:8; אשׁר … שָׁם Ex 18:5; 1 S 26:5; sq. סביב לְ for protection Nu 1:50, 53, cf. metaph. ψ 34:8, but also hostility Jb 19:12; also sq. other prep. and prep. phrases, e.g. מֵעֵבֶר Nu 21:13; מחוץ Nu 31:19; בין 1 S 17:1; נגד 1 K 20:27 etc.; sq. acc. loc. 2 S 17:26; sq. sf. acc. with hostile sense הֹנָ֑ךְ ψ 53:6; without prep. or noun foll., in sense of encamp, be or abide in encampment Nu 9:18, 20, 22, 23; Ezr 8:15; 2 S 11:11 +; poet. of David in Jerusalem, Is 29:1 city in which David fixed his camp.

II. צוּר vb. confine, bind, besiege (NH id., wrap (rare); Aramaic צוּר besiege, beleaguer);— Qal Pf. 2 ms. וְצַרְתָּ֫ Dt 14:25, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. וַיָּ֫צַר 1 K 20:1 +, 2 ms. תָּצוּר Dt 20:19, etc.; Imv. fs. צוּרִ֫י Is 21:2 (after עֲלִי Köi. 444, cf. Ges§ 72 s); Inf. cstr. לָצוּר 1 S 23:8; Pt. pl. צָרִים 1 K 15:27 +;— 1. confine, secure (‖ I. צרר), acc. rei + ב of receptacle Dt 14:25; 2 K 5:23; Ez 5:3; complem. om. 2 K 12:11. 2. shut in, besiege, c. עַל of city 2 S 11:1; 1 K 15:27; 16:17; 20:1; 2 K 6:24, 25; 17:5; 18:9; 24:11; Is 29:3 (+ acc. of siege-works), Je 32:2; 37:5; 39:9; Dt 20:12; Ez 4:3; Dn 1:1; c. עַל pers. (Within city) 2 S 20:15; 2 K 16:5; Je 21:4, 9; c. אֶל of city (for עַל) Dt 20:19; c. אֶל pers. 1 S 23:8; c. אֵת of city only 1 Ch 20:1 (‖ 2 S 11:1 supr.); abs. Is 21:2.—הִנָּם צָרִים אֶת־הָעִיר עָלֶיךָ Ju 9:31 is corrupt; FrankenbRichterbuch 28 Bu GFMHpt Now מְעִרִים inciting against. 3. shut up, enclose: נָצוּר עָלֶיהָ לוּחַ אָ֑רֶז Ct 8:9 (על of maid [under fig. of door] + acc. mater., cf. Is 29:3 supr.); c. sf. pers. ψ 139:5 (fig., י׳ subj.).

I. צָרַר vb. bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped (NH id.; Arabic صَرَّ bind, tie up; so Aramaic צְרַר, ܨܰܪ );— A. trans.: Qal Pf. 3 ms. צָרַר Ho 4:19; Pr 30:4; Imv. צוֹר Is 8:16; Inf. cstr. צְרוֹר Pr 26:8 (?); Pt. act. צֹרֵר Jb 26:8; pass. צָרוּר Ho 13:12, f. צְרוּרָה 1 S 25:29; fpl. צְרֻרֹת Ex 12:34; 2 S 20:3;—bind or tie up, of kneading-troughs Ex 12:34 (E); fig. of a life preserved by י׳, נֶפֶשׁ צְרוּרָה בִּצְרוֹר הַחַיִּים 1 S 25:29; of preserving prophetic teaching Is 8:16; of retention of guilt Ho 13:12; of י׳’s binding waters in (a garment of) cloud Pr 30:4 Jb 26:8; = shut up 2 S 20:3;—צָרַר רוּחַ אֹתָהּ בִּכְנָפֶיהָ Ho 4:19 (si vera l.) pregn., the wind hath wrapped her up in its wings, to carry her off; כִּצְרוֹר אֶבֶן Pr 26:8 like the tying up of a stone, but unintellig. in context (v. Toy). Pu. Pt. pl. מְצֹרָרִים Jos 9:4 tied up (mended by tying), of old wine-skins. B. intrans.: Qal Pf. 3 fs. צָ֫רָה Is 28:20; Impf. 3 ms. יֵצַר Pr 4:12, יֵ֫צֶר לוֹ Jb 20:22, וַיֵּ֫צֶר Gn 32:8 +, 2 fs. תֵּצְרִי Is 49:19;—be scant, cramped; of scanty bed-covering Is 28:20 (in fig.); of land too small for (מִן) its people Is 49:19 + Jos 19:47 (for וַיֵּצֵא) DrExpos. Jan. 1887, 59 Benn, cf. 𝔊; of steps = be cramped, or impeded, Pr 4:12; Jb 18:7 (both in fig.); especially impers. c. ל pers., וַיֵּצֶר לוֹ Gn 32:8 and it was narrow for him = he was in straits, distress, so Ju 2:15; 2 S 13:2; Jb 20:22, also 3 fs. וַתֵּ֫צֶר לְ Ju 10:9; 1 S 30:6 (v. Dr).* Hiph. Pf. 3 ms. וְהֵצַר Dt 28:52, 52 consec.; 1 s. וַהֲצֵרֹתִי Je 10:18; Zp 1:17; Impf. 3 ms. יָצַר־לוֹ 1 K 8:37 = 2 Ch 6:28, וַיָּ֫צַר 2 Ch 28:20; 3 mpl. וַיָּצֵרוּ Ne 9:27; Inf. cstr. הָצֵר 2 Ch 28:22; 33:12;—make narrow for, press hard upon, cause distress to, c. ל pers., Je 10:18 (subj. י׳), Zp 1:17 (subj. id.); Dt 28:52(×2); 1 K 8:37 = 2 Ch 6:28; Ne 9:27 (all subj. foe), 2 Ch 28:20 (subj. TP); Indef. subj. 2 Ch 28:22 (but read כִּי אִם לִצָרָה לוֹ, and join to v 21, opp. לְעֶזְרָה לוֹ, 𝔊 Kit BuhlLex), 33:12.

† II. יֵ֫צֶר n.pr.m. son of Naphtali Gn 46:24 = 1 Ch 7:13, Nu 26:49 (P).

πῐέζω, imperfect ἐπίεζον, Epic dialect πίεζον Refs 8th c.BC+: future πιέσω Refs 4th c.BC+; Epic dialect πιέσσω Refs 4th c.AD+: aorist ἐπίεσα Refs 5th c.BC+ (but subjunctive πιέξῃς Refs 5th c.BC+, infinitive πιέξαι Refs 4th c.BC+participle πιέξας (variant{πιάξας}) Refs 2nd c.BC+: perfect πεπίεκα Refs 2nd c.BC+:—passive, future πιεσθήσομαι Refs 2nd c.AD+ (δια-), Heliod cited in Refs 4th c.AD+: aorist ἐπιέσθην Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect πεπίεσμαι Refs 5th c.BC+—From πῐεζέω we have πιεζέουσι variant in Refsimperfect πιέζευν variant in Refs 8th c.BC+; participle πιεζεῦντα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, participle πιεζεύμενος Refs 5th c.BC+ (always with variant -όμενος), Refs 5th c.BC+: imperfect ἐπιεζοῦντο Refs 2nd c.BC+; so in later Gr., as Refs 1st c.AD+; Doric dialect, Aeolic dialect, and later Gr. πῐάζω Refs 7th c.BC+: aorist 1 ἐπίᾰσα LXX+NT+3rd c.BC+passive, future πιασθήσομαι LXX: aorist ἐπιάσθην NT: perfect πεπίασμαι Refs 1st c.BC+:—press tight, squeeze, χειρὶ ἑλὼν ἐπίεζε βραχίονα Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀστεμφέως ἐχέμεν μᾶλλόν τε π. Refs 8th c.BC+; π. τὰ χείλεα compress them, Refs 5th c.BC+; ῥύγχος εἰς ὄξος π. Refs 4th c.BC+; π. τοὺς ὑπευθύνους squeezing them (like figs), to try if they are ripe, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be pressed tight, ἐν δεσμοῖς Refs 8th c.BC+; of wrestlers, Refs 1st c.AD+; πιέζεται ὅσα πόρους ἔχει κενούς are compressible, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II press or weigh down, of a heavy weight, Σικελία αὐτοῦ π. στέρνα Refs 5th c.BC+:—and in passive, ὁ δ᾽ ὦμος.. πιέζεται Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, oppress, distress, π. τινὰ ἡ δαπάνη Refs 5th c.BC+; συμφορὰ δ᾽ἑτέρους ἑτέρα π. Refs 5th c.BC+; π. ἡ ἀνάγκηRefs 5th c.BC+:—frequently in passive, ὑπὸ νούσοισι Refs 6th c.BC+; of a river, to be exhausted from the heat of the sun, Refs __II.2 press hard, of a victorious army, τοὺς ἐναντίους Refs —passive, τὴν πιεζομένην μάλιστα τῶν μοιρέωνRefs 5th c.BC+ __II.3 bear hardly upon, τινα Refs 5th c.BC+; of a point in the argument, hold fast to, Refs 5th c.BC+; press it, Refs 2nd c.BC+ [same place], etc.; lay stress on, Refs 1st c.AD+: with dative, insist upon, τοῖσι περιπάτοισι Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.3.b determine precisely, ἀποστήματα Refs 5th c.AD+; π. δεῖ πῶς ἓν ἐκεῖνο καὶ ἕτερον Refs 3rd c.AD+ __II.4 repress, stifle, ἐν θυμῷ χόλον Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.5 outweigh, τἀγαθῷ τὸ δυστυχές Refs 5th c.BC+ __III later, lay hold of, ταῦρον.. πιάξας τᾶς ὁπλᾶς by the hoof, NT+3rd c.BC+