6771. tsame
Berean Strong's Lexicon
tsame: Thirsty

Original Word: צָמֵא
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: tsame
Pronunciation: tsaw-MAY
Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-may')
Definition: Thirsty
Meaning: thirsty

Word Origin: Derived from the root צָמֵא (tsama), which means "to thirst."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1372 (διψάω, dipsaō): To thirst, to suffer thirst, to eagerly long for those things by which the soul is refreshed, supported, and strengthened.

Usage: The Hebrew word "tsame" is used to describe a state of physical thirst, a basic human need for water. It can also metaphorically represent a deep spiritual longing or desire for God, as seen in various biblical passages. The term is often used to illustrate the human condition of need and dependence on God for sustenance and fulfillment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the arid climate of the ancient Near East, water was a precious and often scarce resource. Thirst was a common and pressing concern, making the imagery of thirst a powerful metaphor in biblical literature. The Israelites' experiences in the wilderness, where they often faced physical thirst, served as a backdrop for understanding spiritual thirst and dependence on God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from tsame
Definition
thirsty
NASB Translation
dry (1), thirsts (1), thirsty (6), thirsty man (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
צָמֵא adjective thirsty; — absolute ׳צ Isaiah 21:14 +; feminine singular צְמֵאָה Deuteronomy 29:18; plural צְמֵאִים Psalm 107:5; — thirsty, usually + (or "") רָעֵב: 2 Samuel 17:29; Proverbs 25:21; Psalm 107:5, as substantive thirsty one Isaiah 29:8; Isaiah 32:6; so also Isaiah 21:14, and (figurative of thirst for ׳יs favour) Isaiah 55:1; צָמֵא Isaiah 44:3 = thirsty land (Gunkl.c. proposes צְמֵאָה); הָרָוָה אֶתהַֿצְּמֵאָה Deuteronomy 29:18 the watered (plant, herbage) with the thirsty, figurative of entire people.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
that thirsts,

From tsame'; thirsty (literally or figuratively) -- (that) thirst(-eth, -y).

see HEBREW tsame'

Forms and Transliterations
הַצְּמֵאָֽה׃ הַצָּמֵא֙ הצמא הצמאה׃ וְצָמֵ֖א וצמא צְמֵאִ֑ים צָ֝מֵ֗א צָמֵ֔א צָמֵ֖א צָמֵא֙ צמא צמאים haṣ·ṣā·mê haṣ·ṣə·mê·’āh haṣṣāmê haṣṣəmê’āh hatztzaMe hatztzemeAh ṣā·mê ṣāmê ṣə·mê·’îm ṣəmê’îm tzaMe tzemeIm vetzaMe wə·ṣā·mê wəṣāmê
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Deuteronomy 29:19
HEB: הָרָוָ֖ה אֶת־ הַצְּמֵאָֽה׃
NAS: the watered [land] with the dry.'
KJV: to add drunkenness to thirst:
INT: to destroy the watered to thirst

2 Samuel 17:29
HEB: רָעֵ֛ב וְעָיֵ֥ף וְצָמֵ֖א בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
NAS: and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.
KJV: and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
INT: are hungry and weary and thirsty the wilderness

Psalm 107:5
HEB: רְעֵבִ֥ים גַּם־ צְמֵאִ֑ים נַ֝פְשָׁ֗ם בָּהֶ֥ם
NAS: [They were] hungry and thirsty; Their soul
KJV: Hungry and thirsty, their soul
INT: hungry again and thirsty their soul fainted

Proverbs 25:21
HEB: לָ֑חֶם וְאִם־ צָ֝מֵ֗א הַשְׁקֵ֥הוּ מָֽיִם׃
NAS: And if he is thirsty, give
KJV: to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water
INT: food and if is thirsty give water

Isaiah 21:14
HEB: לִקְרַ֥את צָמֵ֖א הֵתָ֣יוּ מָ֑יִם
NAS: water for the thirsty, O inhabitants
KJV: to him that was thirsty, they prevented
INT: to him the thirsty Bring water

Isaiah 29:8
HEB: וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨ר יַחֲלֹ֤ם הַצָּמֵא֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה שֹׁתֶ֔ה
NAS: Or as when a thirsty man dreams--
KJV: or as when a thirsty man dreameth,
INT: after dreams A thirsty behold is drinking

Isaiah 32:6
HEB: רָעֵ֔ב וּמַשְׁקֶ֥ה צָמֵ֖א יַחְסִֽיר׃
NAS: drink from the thirsty.
KJV: and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
INT: the hungry drink the thirsty withhold

Isaiah 44:3
HEB: מַ֙יִם֙ עַל־ צָמֵ֔א וְנֹזְלִ֖ים עַל־
NAS: out water on the thirsty [land] And streams
KJV: water upon him that is thirsty, and floods
INT: water on the thirsty and streams on

Isaiah 55:1
HEB: ה֤וֹי כָּל־ צָמֵא֙ לְכ֣וּ לַמַּ֔יִם
NAS: Every one who thirsts, come
KJV: Ho, every one that thirsteth, come
INT: Ho Every thirsts come to the waters

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6771
9 Occurrences


haṣ·ṣā·mê — 1 Occ.
haṣ·ṣə·mê·’āh — 1 Occ.
ṣā·mê — 5 Occ.
ṣə·mê·’îm — 1 Occ.
wə·ṣā·mê — 1 Occ.
















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