H6696b H6696b
show hostility to, treat as enemy, harass or oppress
A verb meaning to act hostilely toward someone, to treat as an adversary or foe. Exodus 23:22 promises divine protection: 'I will be an enemy to your enemies' (parallel to 'I will oppose those who oppose you'). Deuteronomy uses it twice forbidding Israel from showing hostility to Moab (2:9) or Ammon (2:19). Esther 8:11 permits the Jews to destroy 'those who would assault them.' The word emphasizes active hostility and oppressive behavior, not mere dislike.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Exodus 23:22 has God promise 'I will be an adversary to your adversaries,' showing reciprocal hostility against Israel's enemies. Deuteronomy 2:9 and 2:19 command Israel not to 'harass' or 'show hostility to' Moab and Ammon respectively, as those lands are divinely assigned to Lot's descendants. Esther 8:11 authorizes Jews to kill 'those oppressing them' (הַצָּרִים). Spanish oprimen (oppress) and French adversaire capture the hostile, antagonistic action. 4×
AR["الْمُضَايِقِينَ", "تُضَايِقْ", "تُضَايِقْهُمْ", "وَ-أُضايِقُ"]·ben["-আক্রমণকারীদের", "অবরোধ-কর", "অবরোধ-কর-তাদের-কে", "এবং-কষ্ট-দেব"]·DE["[הצרים]", "du-soll-Not", "du-soll-Not-ihnen", "und-ich-wird-sein-adversary"]·EN["and-I-will-be-adversary", "the-ones-distressing", "you-shall-distress", "you-shall-distress-them"]·FR["[הצרים]", "et-Je---être-adversaire", "tu-devra-distress", "tu-devra-distress-eux"]·heb["ה-צרים", "ו-צרתי", "תצר", "תצרם"]·HI["और-होंगा-वैरी-मैं", "घेरो", "जो-हमला-करते"]·ID["dan-Aku menyesakkan", "menyerang", "menyerang-mereka", "yang-menyerang"]·IT["[הצרים]", "e-io-will-essere-adversary", "tu-dovra-angoscia", "tu-dovra-angoscia-loro"]·jav["ingkang-nyerang", "nyusahaken", "nyusahaken-piyambakipun-sadaya", "sarta-Kawula-badhé-nyusahaken"]·KO["그-적대하는-자들의", "그리고-내가-대적이-되리라", "압박하여라", "압박하여라-그들-을"]·PT["aflijas", "e-afligirei", "os-adversarios", "os-aflijas"]·RU["враждуй", "враждуй-на-них", "враждующих", "и-притеснителем"]·ES["hostigues", "los-hostigues", "los-que-les-oprimen", "y-angustiaré"]·SW["na-nitakuwa-dhidi", "usiwasumbue", "watoto"]·TR["düşmanları-", "sıkıştır", "sıkıştır-onları", "ve-sıkıntı-vereceğim"]·urd["ان-کو-تنگ-کر", "اور-تنگ-کروں-گا", "تنگ-کرو", "دشمنوں"]
Related Senses
H4421 1. war, battle, armed conflict (319×)H0341 1. enemy, adversary, foe (284×)H3898a 1. Nifal: to fight, wage war (167×)H2026 1. kill, slay (active) (146×)H2451 1. wisdom, discernment (146×)H5483b 1. horse (the animal) (138×)H0006 1. to perish, be destroyed (105×)H7843 1. Hifil: destroy, annihilate (83×)H2491a 1. slain, fatally pierced (74×)H6862c 1. adversary, enemy, foe (69×)H8045 1. destroy, exterminate (69×)G0615 1. kill, put to death (60×)H6571b 1. horseman, cavalryman (52×)H8077a 1. desolation, waste (abstract state) (52×)G4678 1. of wisdom (51×)G4717 1. crucify, fasten to a cross (46×)H2763a 1. utterly destroy (Hifil active) (44×)G0622 1. perish, be destroyed (intransitive) (41×)H0006 2. to destroy, annihilate (Piel) (38×)H8074 1. be desolate, lie waste (36×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† III. [צוּר] vb. shew hostility to, treat as foe (c. acc. pers.) (akin to II. צרר, to which SS assign the forms, but cf. Arabic ضَارَ (ى) act unjustly, also defraud; Syriac ܥܝܳܪܬܳܐ, rival wife);— Qal Pf. 1 s. וְצַרְתִּ֫י אֶת־צֹרֲרֶיךָ Ex 23:22 (subj. י׳; ‖ וְאָיַבְתִּ֫י אֶת־אֹיְבֶיךָ); Impf. 2 ms. אַל־תָּ֫צַר אֶת־מוֹאָב Dt 2:9; 2 mpl. sf. אַל־תְּצֻרֵם v 19; Pt. הַצָּרִים אוֹתָם Est 8:11.