Psalm 20:1:4Ps.20.1.W4TABWLC Psalms 20:2
צָרָ֑ה
tsara
“trouble or distress”
- Transliteration
- tsa-RA
- Extended
- tsaa-RAA
- IPA
- /tsaˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- trouble or distress
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
tsa-RA
- clause
ya-AN-kha Ye-ho-VAH be-YOM tsa-RA
- sentence
ya-AN-kha Ye-ho-VAH be-YOM tsa-RA ye-sa-GEV-kha SHEM e-lo-HEI ya-a-KOV
Exegesis
The temporal phrase be-yom tsarah {בְּיוֹם צָרָה | bə-yōm ṣā-rāh} ‘when trouble comes’ situates the request.
In context — Psalm 20:1
May the LORD respond to you when distress comes, and may the name of the God of Jacob lift you to a secure height.
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 20:1, so the Hebrew word צָרָ֑ה (tsara) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ps.20.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.1.W4.S1) and character.