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Lexicon :: Strong's H6684 - ṣûm

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צוּם
Transliteration
ṣûm
Pronunciation
tsoom
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1890

Strong’s Definitions

צוּם tsûwm, tsoom; a primitive root; to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast:—× at all, fast.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H6684 in the following manner: fast (20x), at all (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H6684 in the following manner: fast (20x), at all (1x).

  1. (Qal) to abstain from food, fast

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צוּם tsûwm, tsoom; a primitive root; to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast:—× at all, fast.
STRONGS H6684: Abbreviations
† [צוּם] verb abstain from food, fast (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic (bdb084701) bdb084702, Ethiopic bdb084703 Aramaic צוּם, bdb084704); —
Qal Perfect 2nd person masculine singular צַמְתָּ 2 Samuel 12:21; 2nd person masculine plural צַמְתֶּם Zechariah 7:5, suffix צַמְתֻּנִי Zechariah 7:5; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיָּ֫צָם 2 Samuel 12:16, וַיָּצוֺ֑ם 1 Kings 21:27; 1st person singular אָצוּם Esther 4:16, etc.; Imperative masculine plural צוּמוּ Esther 4:16; Infinitive absolute צוֺם Zechariah 7:5; Participle צָם 2 Samuel 12:23; Nehemiah 1:4; — fast, in mourning the dead 1 Samuel 31:13 = 1 Chronicles 10:12; 2 Samuel 1:12; in worship (contrition, intercession, etc.) Jon 20:26; 1 Samuel 7:6; 2 Samuel 12:16 (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb צוֺם; || בִּקֵּשׁ), 2 Samuel 12:23 and (+בָּכָה), 2 Samuel 12:21; 2 Samuel 12:22 (q. v. for explanation), Jeremiah 14:12; Zechariah 7:5 (+סְפוֺד), הֲצוֺם צַמְתֻּנִי Zechariah 7:5 (Ges§ 117x) was it at all unto me [י׳] that ye fasted ? וָאֱהִי צָם Nehemiah 1:4 (periphrase conjectural; + מִתְפַּלֵּל), compare Ezra 8:23 (+ בִּקֵּשׁ), Esther 4:16 (with עַל person for whom), Esther 4:16, Isaiah 58:3 (|| עִנִּינוּ נַפְשֵׁנוּ), Isaiah 58:4 (with ל of thing), Isaiah 58:4; once in disappointment and vexation 1 Kings 21:27.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

7:6; 31:13

2 Samuel

1:12; 12:16; 12:16; 12:21; 12:21; 12:22; 12:23; 12:23

1 Kings

21:27; 21:27

1 Chronicles

10:12

Ezra

8:23

Nehemiah

1:4; 1:4

Esther

4:16; 4:16; 4:16; 4:16

Isaiah

58:3; 58:4; 58:4

Jeremiah

14:12

Zechariah

7:5; 7:5; 7:5; 7:5; 7:5

H6684

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6684 matches the Hebrew צוּם (ṣûm),
which occurs 21 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:26 - Then all the Israelites, the whole army, went up to Bethel, and there they sat weeping before the LORD. They fasted that day until evening and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 7:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:6 - When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” Now Samuel was serving as leader[fn] of Israel at Mizpah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:13 - Then they took their bones and buried them under a tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:12 - They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the army of the LORD and for the nation of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:16 - David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth[fn] on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:21 - His attendants asked him, “Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:22 - He answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child live.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:23 - But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:27 - When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went around meekly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:12 - all their valiant men went and took the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones under the great tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:23 - So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:4 - When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:16 - “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:3 - ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’ “Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:4 - Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:12 - Although they fast, I will not listen to their cry; though they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will destroy them with the sword, famine and plague.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:5 - “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, was it really for me that you fasted?
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