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- Narrow - superl. - Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
- Narrow - superl. - Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
- Narrow - superl. - Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority.
- Narrow - superl. - Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
- Narrow - superl. - Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.
- Narrow - superl. - Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
- Narrow - superl. - Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
- Narrow - superl. - Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as e (eve) and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13.
- Narrow - n. - A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.
- Narrow - v. t. - To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.
- Narrow - v. t. - To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion.
- Narrow - v. t. - To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
- Narrow - v. i. - To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
- Narrow - v. i. - Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.
- Narrow - v. i. - To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
- Narrow-minded - a. - Of narrow mental scope; illiberal; mean.
- Narrowed - imp. & p. p. - of Narrow
- Narrower - n. - One who, or that which, narrows or contracts.
- Narrowing - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Narrow
- Narrowing - n. - The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or extent.
- Narrowing - n. - The part of a stocking which is narrowed.
- Narrowly - adv. - With little breadth; in a narrow manner.
- Narrowly - adv. - Without much extent; contractedly.
- Narrowly - adv. - With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly.
- Narrowly - adv. - With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped.
- Stripe - n. - A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe.
- Hiss - n. - The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove.
- Ravine - n. - A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft.
- Isthmus - n. - A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc.
- Mare's-tail - n. - An aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris (H. vulgaris), having narrow leaves in whorls.
- Welt - n. - In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole.
- Wich - n. - A narrow port or passage in the rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players.
- Horseshoe - n. - A shoe for horses, consisting of a narrow plate of iron in form somewhat like the letter U, nailed to a horse's hoof.
- Trench - v. t. - An alley; a narrow path or walk cut through woods, shrubbery, or the like.
- Fringe - n. - An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like.
- Tartan - n. - Woolen cloth, checkered or crossbarred with narrow bands of various colors, much worn in the Highlands of Scotland; hence, any pattern of tartan; also, other material of a similar pattern.
- Strip - n. - A narrow piece, or one comparatively long; as, a strip of cloth; a strip of land.
- Swash - n. - A narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over which the sea washes.
- Loop - n. - A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
- Stripe - n. - A long, narrow discoloration of the skin made by the blow of a lash, rod, or the like.
- Draff - n. - A narrow border worked to a plane surface along the edge of a stone, or across its face, as a guide to the stone-cutter.
- Alley - n. - A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.
- Vial - n. - A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a vial of medicine.
- Narrow - superl. - Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
- Solenogastra - n. pl. - An order of lowly organized Mollusca belonging to the Isopleura. A narrow groove takes the place of the foot of other gastropods.
- Bandeau - n. - A narrow band or fillet; a part of a head-dress.
- Alley - n. - A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.
- Internment - n. - Confinement within narrow limits, -- as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.
- Funny - n. - A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling.
- Crib - v. i. - To crowd together, or to be confined, as in a crib or in narrow accommodations.
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- H588 אֲנָחֲרָת - 588 אֲנָחֲרָת - אֲנָחֲרָת - - ʼĂnâchărâth - an-aw-kha-rawth' - probably from the same root as נַחַר; a gorge or narrow pass; Anacharath, a place in Palestine; Anaharath. - Proper Name Location - x-pn
- H594 אֲנָךְ - 594 אֲנָךְ - אֲנָךְ - - ʼănâk - an-awk' - probably from an unused root meaning to be narrow; according to most a plumb-line, and to others a hook; plumb-line - Noun Masculine - heb
- H331 אָטַם - 331 אָטַם - אָטַם - - ʼâṭam - aw-tam' - a primitive root; to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs); narrow, shut, stop. - Verb - heb
- H213 אוּץ - 213 אוּץ - אוּץ - - ʼûwts - oots - a primitive root; to press; (by implication) to be close, hurry, withdraw; (make) haste(-n, -y), labor, be narrow. - Verb - heb
- H2596 חָנַךְ - 2596 חָנַךְ - חָנַךְ - - chânak - khaw-nak' - a primitive root; (compare חָנַק); properly, to narrow; figuratively, to initiate or discipline; dedicate, train up. - Verb - heb
- H2614 חָנַק - 2614 חָנַק - חָנַק - - chânaq - khaw-nak' - a primitive root (compare חָנַךְ); to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope); hang self, strangle. - Verb - heb
- H1516 גַּיְא - 1516 גַּיְא - גַּיְא - - gayʼ - gah'-ee - or (shortened) גַּי; probably (by transmutation) from the same root as גֵּוָה (abbreviated); a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent); valley. - Noun - heb
- G2889 κόσμος - 2889 κόσμος - ΚΌΣΜΟΣ - - kósmos - kos'-mos - probably from the base of κομίζω; orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)):--adorning, world. - Noun Masculine - greek
- H4689 מָצוֹק - 4689 מָצוֹק - מָצוֹק - - mâtsôwq - maw-tsoke' - from צוּק; a narrow place, i.e. (abstractly and figuratively) confinement or disability; anguish, distress, straitness. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H4690 מָצוּק - 4690 מָצוּק - מָצוּק - - mâtsûwq - maw-tsook' - or מָצֻק; from צוּק; something narrow, i.e. a column or hilltop; pillar, situate. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H4052 מִגְרָעָה - 4052 מִגְרָעָה - מִגְרָעָה - - migrâʻâh - mig-raw-aw' - from גָּרַע; a ledge or offset; narrowed rest. - Noun Feminine - heb
- H4934 מִשְׁעוֹל - 4934 מִשְׁעוֹל - מִשְׁעוֹל - - mishʻôwl - mish-ole' - from the same as שֹׁעַל; a hollow, i.e. a narrow passage; path. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H4164 מוּצַק - 4164 מוּצַק - מוּצַק - - mûwtsaq - moo-tsak' - or מוּצָק; from יָצַק; narrowness; figuratively, distress; anguish, is straitened, straitness. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H4691 מְצוּקָה - 4691 מְצוּקָה - מְצוּקָה - - mᵉtsûwqâh - mets-oo-kaw' - or מְצֻקָה; feminine of מָצוּק; narrowness, i.e. (figuratively) trouble; anguish, distress. - Noun Feminine - heb
- H5158 נַחַל - 5158 נַחַל - נַחַל - - nachal - nakh'-al - or (feminine) נַחְלָה; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from נָחַל in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine); brook, flood, river, stream, valley. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H7688 שָׁגַח - 7688 שָׁגַח - שָׁגַח - - shâgach - shaw-gakh' - a primitive root; to peep, i.e. glance sharply at; look (narrowly). - Verb - heb
- H8104 שָׁמַר - 8104 שָׁמַר - שָׁמַר - - shâmar - shaw-mar' - a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man). - Verb - heb
- G4612 σιμικίνθιον - 4612 σιμικίνθιον - ΣΙΜΙΚΊΝΘΙΟΝ - - simikínthion - sim-ee-kin'-thee-on - of Latin origin; a semicinctium or half-girding, i.e. narrow covering (apron):--apron. - Noun Neuter - greek
- G4730 στενοχωρία - 4730 στενοχωρία - ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΊΑ - - stenochōría - sten-okh-o-ree'-ah - from a compound of στενός and χώρα; narrowness of room, i.e. (figuratively) calamity:--anguish, distress. - Noun Feminine - greek
- G4728 στενός - 4728 στενός - ΣΤΕΝΌΣ - - stenós - sten-os' - probably from the base of ἵστημι; narrow (from obstacles standing close about):--strait. - Adjective - greek
- G2346 θλίβω - 2346 θλίβω - ΘΛΊΒΩ - - thlíbō - thlee'-bo - akin to the base of τρίβος; to crowd (literally or figuratively):--afflict, narrow, throng, suffer tribulation, trouble. - Verb - greek
- H6862 צַר - 6862 צַר - צַר - - tsar - tsar - or צָר; from צָרַר; compare as in צֹר; narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding); adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble. - Adjective - heb
- H6887 צָרַר - 6887 צָרַר - צָרַר - - tsârar - tsaw-rar' - a primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive; adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex. - Verb - heb
- H6694 צוּק - 6694 צוּק - צוּק - - tsûwq - tsook - a primitive root (identical with through the idea of narrowness (of orifice)); to pour out, i.e. (figuratively) smelt, utter; be molten, pour. - Verb - heb
- H3334 יָצַר - 3334 יָצַר - יָצַר - - yâtsar - yaw-tsar' - a primitive root; to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress; be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed. - Verb - heb
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- Joshua 6 17:15 - And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
ויאמר אליהם יהושׁע אמ־עמ־רב אתה עלה לך היערה ובראת לך שׁם בארץ הפרזי והרפאים כי־אץ לך הר־אפרים - Ezekiel 26 40:16 - And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches : and windows were round about inward : and upon each post were palm trees.
וחלנות אטמות אל־התאים ואל אליהמה לפנימה לשׁער סביב סביב וכן לאלמות וחלונות סביב סביב לפנימה ואל־איל תמרים - Numbers 4 22:26 - And the angel of the LORD went further , and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
ויוסף מלאכ־יהוה עבור ויעמד במקום צר אשׁר אינ־דרך לנטות ימין ושׂמאול - 1 Kings 11 6:4 - And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
ויעשׂ לבית חלוני שׁקפים אטמים - Proverbs 20 23:27 - For a whore is a deep ditch ; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
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- Isaiah 23 49:19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
חׇרְבָּה שָׁמֵם אֶרֶץ הֲרִיסוּת יָצַר יָשַׁב בָּלַע רָחַק - Numbers 4 22:26 And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
מֲלְאָךְ יְהֹוָה עָבַר יָסַף עָמַד צַר מָקוֹם דֶּרֶךְ נָטָה יָמִין שְׂמֹאול - Matthew 40 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
ὍΤΙ ΣΤΕΝΌΣ ΠΎΛΗ ΚΑΊ ΘΛΊΒΩ ὉΔΌΣ Ὁ ἈΠΆΓΩ ΕἸΣ ΖΩΉ ΚΑΊ ὈΛΊΓΟΣ ΕἸΣΊ ΕὙΡΊΣΚΩ ΑὐΤΌΣ - Ezekiel 26 41:16 The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, ceiled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered;
סַף אָטַם חַלּוֹן אַתּוּק סָבִיב שָׁלוֹשׁ נֶגֶד סַף שָׁחִיף עֵץ סָבִיב אֶרֶץ חַלּוֹן חַלּוֹן כָּסָה - 1 Kings 11 6:6 The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.
תַּחְתּוֹן יָצוּעַ יָצוּעַ חָמֵשׁ אַמָּה רֹחַב תִּיכוֹן שֵׁשׁ אַמָּה רֹחַב שְׁלִישִׁי שֶׁבַע אַמָּה רֹחַב חוּץ בַּיִת נָתַן מִגְרָעָה סָבִיב אָחַז קִיר בַּיִת