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Lexicon :: Strong's H6770 - ṣāmē'

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צָמֵא
Transliteration
ṣāmē'
Pronunciation
tsaw-may'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1926

Strong’s Definitions

צָמֵא tsâmêʼ, tsaw-may'; a primitive root; to thirst (literally or figuratively):—(be a-, suffer) thirst(-y).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H6770 in the following manner: thirst (5x), athirst (2x), thirsty (1x), suffer thirst (1x), suffer thirst (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H6770 in the following manner: thirst (5x), athirst (2x), thirsty (1x), suffer thirst (1x), suffer thirst (1x).

  1. (Qal) to be thirsty

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָמֵא tsâmêʼ, tsaw-may'; a primitive root; to thirst (literally or figuratively):—(be a-, suffer) thirst(-y).
STRONGS H6770: Abbreviations
† [צָמֵא] verb be thirsty (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew (rare); so Arabic bdb085406 Ethiopic bdb085407: Assyrian ṣûmu, thirst, etc.); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular צָֽמְאָה Psalm 42:3; Psalm 63:2; 2nd person feminine singular וְצָמִת consecutive Ruth 2:9 (Ges§ 75 qq); 1st person singular צָמֵתִי Judges 4:19 (Ges§ 74 k); 3rd person plural צָֽמְאוּ Isaiah 28:21; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּצְמָא Exodus 17:3; Judges 15:18; 3rd person masculine plural יִצְמָ֑אוּ Isaiah 49:10, וַיִּצ׳ Job 24:11; 2nd person masculine plural תִּצְמָ֑אוּ Isaiah 65:13; — be thirsty Judges 4:19; Judges 15:18; Ruth 2:9; Isaiah 48:21; Isaiah 49:10 (|| יִרְעָ֑בוּ), Isaiah 65:13 (|| תִּרְעָ֑בוּ) Job 24:11; with ל of thing, Exodus 17:3 (E); figurative צָֽמְאָה נַפְשִׁי לֵאלֹהִים. Psalm 42:3 my soul thirsteth for God, compare Psalm 63:2.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

17:3; 17:3

Judges

4:19; 4:19; 15:18; 15:18

Ruth

2:9; 2:9

Job

24:11; 24:11

Psalms

42:3; 42:3; 63:2; 63:2

Isaiah

28:21; 48:21; 49:10; 49:10; 65:13; 65:13

H6770

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6770 matches the Hebrew צָמֵא (ṣāmē'),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:3 - And the people thirsted there for water, and there the people murmured against Moses, saying, Why is this? hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to slay us and our children and our cattle with thirst?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:19 - And Sisara said to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty: and she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him to drink, and covered him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:18 - And he was very thirsty, and wept before the Lord, and said, Thou hast been well pleased to grant this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant, and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:9 - Let thine eyes be on the field where my men shall reap, and thou shalt go after them: behold, I have charged the young men not to touch thee: and when thou shalt thirst, then thou shalt go to the vessels, and drink of that which the young men shall have drawn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:11 - They have unrighteously laid wait in narrow places, and have not known the righteous way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:2 - (LXX 41:3) My soul has thirsted for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:1 - (LXX 62:1) A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Idumea. (62:2) O God, my God, I cry to thee early; my soul has thirsted for thee: how often has my flesh longed after thee, in a barren and trackless and dry land!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:21 - And if they shall thirst, he shall lead them through the desert; he shall bring forth water to them out of the rock: the rock shall be cloven, and the water shall flow forth, and my people shall drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10 - [fn] They shall not hunger, neither shall they thirst; neither shall the heat nor the sun smite them; but he that has mercy on them shall comfort them, and by fountains of waters shall he lead them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13 - Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall hunger: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall thirst: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
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