Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6771 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צָּמֵא |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H6770 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | tsame |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tsaw-may' |
| Meaning: | 1. thirsty (literally or figuratively) |
| KJV Renderings: | (that) thirst(-eth, -y). |
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צָמֵא adjective thirsty; — absolute ׳ צ Isa 21:14 +; feminine singular צְמֵאָה Deut 29:18 plural צְמֵאִים Ps 107:5 — thirsty, usually + (or ||) רָעֵב: 2Sam 17:29; Prov 25:21; Ps 107:5, as substantive thirsty one Isa 29:8; Isa 32:6 so also Isa 21:14, and (figurative of thirst for ׳ י's favour) Isa 55:1 צָמֵא Isa 44:3 = thirsty land (Gunkl.c. proposes צְמֵאָה); הָרָוָה אֶתהַֿצְּמֵאָה Deut 29:18 the watered (plant, herbage) with the thirsty, figurative of entire people.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
