Tsar (צר) means narrow in Hebrew.
It can also mean strait and insufficient. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
narrow, strait, insufficient
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tsar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שהמרחק קטן בין צדו האחד לצדו האחר.
וַיּוֹסֶף מַלְאַךְ יהוה עֲבוֹר וַיַּעֲמֹד בְּמָקוֹם צָר אֲשֶׁר אֵין דֶּרֶךְ לִנְטוֹת יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאל.
- 2שאינו מספיק, מועט.
הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ יֹשְׁבִים שָׁם לְפָנֶיךָ צַר מִמֶּנּוּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsar is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- צָר, צַר
- Written without vowel points
- צר
- Said
- tsar
- Root
- צ־ר־ר
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- צַרִים
- Inflections
- ר' צַרִים
- Gematria
- 290
This is how Tsar is said in other languages.
- English
- narrow, strait, insufficient
These words mean the opposite of Tsar.
- רחב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tsar.
The word Tsar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- לחם צר ומים לחץ
- צר אפקים
- צר עין
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tsar comes from the root צ־ר־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsar.
What does Tsar (צר) mean in Hebrew?
Tsar (צר) means narrow, strait, and insufficient. It is said tsar, with the stress on tsar.
What is the opposite of Tsar (צר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tsar (צר) are רחב.
What rhymes with Tsar (צר)?
Words that rhyme with Tsar (צר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.