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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 - And the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses, and said, “Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:19 - Then he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a jug of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:18 - Then he became very thirsty; so he cried out to the LORD and said, “You have given this great deliverance by the hand of Your servant; and now shall I die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:9 - “Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Have I not commanded the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:11 - They press out oil within their walls,
And tread 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 shall I come and appear before God?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:1 - A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:21 - And they did not thirst
When He led them through the deserts;
He caused the waters to flow from the rock for them;
He also split the rock, and the waters gushed out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10 - They shall neither hunger nor thirst,
Neither heat nor sun shall strike them;
For He who has mercy on them will lead them,
Even by the springs of water He will guide them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13 - Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:

“Behold, My servants shall eat,
But you shall be hungry;
Behold, My servants shall drink,
But you shall be thirsty;
Behold, My servants shall rejoice,
But you shall be ashamed;
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