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מִצְעָר

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Mitsʻâr

H4706 noun

SILEX Entry

Root צער to be small, to be insignificant, to be young

Definition

Proper name referring to a specific geographical feature, most likely a mountain or peak in the Lebanon region mentioned in Psalm 42:7. The term may carry the nuance of 'small' or 'little' due to its root, but in context is used as a location identifier rather than a descriptive appellative.

Semantic Range

proper noun: a specific location (Mizar) in the Lebanon/Hermon region; possibly 'small thing/place' in a general sense, but used in the Hebrew Bible only as a geographical proper noun

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root מ-צ-ע-ר (צער), meaning 'to be small, insignificant, young'. The prefixed מִ־ often forms nouns indicating place or instrument, thus מִצְעָר conveys 'a small (place)' or 'the small peak.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

The only explicit mention of מִצְעָר (Mitsʻar/Mizar) occurs in Psalm 42:7 (Hebrew 42:6), where it is parallel to the Hermonim, suggesting a northern geographic context—likely in the anti-Lebanon range. There is no extra-biblical evidence for the precise location; later translators, including the King James translators, rendered it as 'Mizar,' transliterating the term and treating it as a place-name. Modern scholarship typically follows this approach, understanding it as a geographical designation. The connection to 'smallness' remains primarily at the etymological level and is not likely to be a semantic descriptor of the site's relative size or stature. No known later or religious terminology is associated with this term in Second Temple or rabbinic literature.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as מִצְעָר; Mitsar, a peak of Lebanon; Mizar.

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Root Family

צער (ṣ-ʿ-r) — to be small, insignificant, young

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4705 מִצְעָר for a little while
H6686 צוּעָר Tsuar
H6730 צִיעֹר and Zior
H6810 צָעִיר the lesser one
H6811 צָעִיר toward Tsair

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4706-01 מִצְעָֽר mitsear HNcmsa of Mizar Small Peak 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4706-01 Psalms 42:7 מִצְעָֽר mitsear HNcmsa of Mizar Small Peak
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