Strong's Lexicon

H6772

H6772 — צָּמָא

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

Hebrewtsamanoun mascOccurrences: 17TWOT: 1926a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6772
Word:צָּמָא
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H6770
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:17
Transliteration:tsama
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:tsaw-maw'
Meaning:1. thirst (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:thirst(-y).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7103

צָמָא noun [masculine] thirst; — absolute ׳ צ Exod 17:3 +, suffix צְמָאִי Ps 69:22, etc.; — Exod 17:3 ( E ), Judg 15:18; Hos 2:5 ; Amos 8:13 ; Lam 4:4; Neh 9:20; Ps 69:22 || רָעָב Isa 5:13 (van d. H. צָמָה), Deut 28:48; Neh 9:15; 2Chr 32:11 of wild asses Ps 104:11, of fish ׳ וְתָמֹת בַּצּ Isa 50:2, but read perhaps (or בַּצְּמֵאָה) וּבְהֶמְתָּם בַּצָּמֵא GunkSchöpf. 98 CheHpt Marti (compare Isa 44:3 below following); figurative of grief of exile Isa 41:17, compare אֶרֶץ צִיָּה וְצָמָא Ezek 19:13 with ל, thirst for water Amos 8:11. — ׳ בַּצּ Jer 48:18 is probably corrupt; read perhaps לָאָרֶץ (Gie), or בֶּעָפָר.


Other Resources

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

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