Tsara (צרה) means trouble in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
trouble
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tsara.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב קושי
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו אֲבָל אֲשֵׁמִים אֲנַחְנוּ עַל־אָחִינוּ אֲשֶׁר רָאִינוּ צָרַת נַפְשׁוֹ בְּהִתְחַנֲנוֹ אֵלֵינוּ וְלֹא שָׁמָעְנוּ עַל־כֵּן בָּאָה אֵלֵינוּ הַצָּרָה הַזֹּאת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsara is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צָרָה
- Written without vowel points
- צרה
- Said
- tsara
- Root
- צ־ר־ר
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- צָרוֹת
- Inflections
- צָרַת־; ר' צָרוֹת, צָרוֹת־
- Gematria
- 295
This is how Tsara is said in other languages.
- English
- trouble
These words mean nearly the same as Tsara.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tsara.
The word Tsara is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דיה לצרה בשעתה
- חיפש צרות
- צרות באות בצרורות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tsara comes from the root צ־ר־ר, like these words.
This is where the word Tsara comes from.
מן צ-ר-ר, צָרַר - שנא, הציק.
These words come before and after Tsara in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsara.
What does Tsara (צרה) mean in Hebrew?
Tsara (צרה) means trouble. It is said tsara, with the stress on ra.
What is a synonym for Tsara (צרה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tsara (צרה) are מצוקה and רעה.
What rhymes with Tsara (צרה)?
Words that rhyme with Tsara (צרה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
Is Tsara (צרה) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsara (צרה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is צָרוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צרה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.