1)
What is the meaning of "Tzarim"?
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Rashi: They were besieging.
2)
What is "Chatzer ha'Matarah"?
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Rashi: It is a place of confinement. Radak - the root of Matarah is Natar, a matter of guarding, like "ha'Yintor l'Olam" (3:5).
