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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
Dictionary Aids

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 Box Exo 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:3 - But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:19 - “I’m thirsty,” he said. “Please give me some water.” She opened a skin of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:18 - Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the LORD, “You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:9 - Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the women. I have told the men not to lay a hand on you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:11 - They crush olives among the terraces[fn]; they tread the winepresses, yet suffer thirst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:2 - My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:1 - [fn]A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:21 - They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and water gushed out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10 - They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13 - Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; my servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
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