צָמֵא tsame

Hebrew word for “to thirst” · Strong’s H6770 · used 10 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

(Qal) to be thirsty

How it is translated

Glosses given for tsame in context, with how often each is used:

• thirsty 6
• will be thirsty 3
• thirsts 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Exodus 17 (1), Judges 4 (1), Judges 15 (1), Ruth 2 (1), Job 24 (1), Psalms 42 (1), Psalms 63 (1), Isaiah 48 (1), Isaiah 49 (1), Isaiah 65 (1)

Forms

• ויצמא 2
• צמאה 2
• צמאתי 1
• וצמת 1
• ויצמאו 1
• צמאו 1
• יצמאו 1
• תצמאו 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with tsame more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• מַי mayim “water” 5
• רָעֵב raev “be hungry” 2
• צָמָא tsama “thirst” 2
• שָׁתָה shatah “to drink” 2
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 3
• אֵל el “God” 2
• נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 2
• מוּת mut “to die” 2
• עֶבֶד eved “servant/slave” 2
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 2

Key verses

The verses using tsame that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 17:3 — And 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…
• Judges 4:19 — And 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.
• Judges 15:18 — And 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,…
• Ruth 2:9 — Let 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…
• Job 24:11 — Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
• Psalms 42:2 — My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
• Psalms 63:1 — [A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.] O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for…
• Isaiah 48:21 — And 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…
• Isaiah 49:10 — They 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…
• Isaiah 65:13 — Therefore 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…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.