Strong's Lexicon

H6770

H6770 — צָּמֵא

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtsameverb-stemOccurrences: 10TWOT: 1926

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6770
Word:	צָּמֵא
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	10
Transliteration:	tsame
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	tsaw-may'
Meaning:	1. to thirst (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:	(be a-, suffer) thirst(-y).

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[צָמֵא] verb be thirsty (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew (rare); so Arabic [untranscribed source text 4554] Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4555]: Assyrian ƒûmu , thirst, etc.); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular צָֽמְאָה Ps 42:3; Ps 63:2 2 feminine singular וְצָמִת consecutive Ruth 2:9 (Ges^{«GKC:75qq»§ 75qq}); 1 singular צָמֵתִי Judg 4:19 (Ges^{«GKC:74k»§ 74k}); 3 plural צָֽמְאוּ Isa 28:21 Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּצְמָא Exod 17:3; Judg 15:18 3 masculine plural יִצְמָ֑אוּ Isa 49:10, ׳ וַיִּצ Job 24:11 2 masculine plural תִּצְמָ֑אוּ Isa 65:13 — be thirsty Judg 4:19; Judg 15:18; Ruth 2:9; Isa 48:21; Isa 49:10 (|| יִרְעָ֑בוּ), Isa 65:13 (|| תִּרְעָ֑בוּ) Job 24:11 with ל of thing, Exod 17:3 ( E ); figurative צָֽמְאָה נַפְשִׁי לֵאלֹהִים. Ps 42:3 my soul thirsteth for God, compare Ps 63:2.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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