Tsame צָמֵא
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| צָמֵא | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tsame |
| Strong's number | H6770 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to thirst |
| Occurrences | 10 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (3) |
Tsame (Hebrew צָמֵא, Strong's H6770) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to thirst”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to be thirsty
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | thirsted (2), thirsty (2), athirst (2), thirst (2), thirsteth (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | thirst (2), thirsted (1), i am thirsty (1), thirsty (1), you are thirsty (1), go thirsty (1), thirsts (1), thirsts for you (1), will go thirsty (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tsame, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 17:3And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”
Judges
- Judges 4:19And he said unto 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 drink, and covered him.Sisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again.
- Judges 15:18And he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
Ruth
- Ruth 2:9Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.Let your eyes be on the field they are harvesting, and follow along after these girls. Indeed, I have ordered the young men not to touch you. And when you are thirsty, go and drink from the jars the young men have filled.”
Job
- Job 24:11Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.They crush olives within their walls; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty.
Psalms
- Psalm 42:2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
- Psalm 63:1O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 48:21And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.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.
- Isaiah 49:10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
- Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:Therefore this is what the Lord GOD 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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).