H6772 צָמָא (tsâmâʼ) tsaw-maw'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

thirst

Strong's Definition

thirst (literally or figuratively)

Derivation: from H6770 (צָמֵא);

KJV Usage: thirst(-y).

TWOT Reference: 1926a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) thirst

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1373

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

צָמָא (tsa.ma) — thirst. thirst

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

צָמָא (H6772)

noun m · צמא

Thirst

thirst = state in which someone senses a feeling of needing or wanting to drink, ► which eventually leads to weakness or even death; ≈ also used in a figurative sense to denote a longing or desire

EXO 17:3 · DEU 28:48 · JDG 15:18 · 2CH 32:11 · NEH 9:15 · NEH 9:20 · PSA 69:22 · PSA 104:11 · ISA 5:13 · ISA 41:17 · ISA 50:2 · LAM 4:4 · HOS 2:5 · AMO 8:11 · AMO 8:13

Dry

thirsty > dry = state in which land is extremely dry and in need of water, ◄ as if it were thirsty

JER 48:18 · EZK 19:13

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

צָמָא n.[m.] thirst base

Bible Occurrences (17)

17:3

28:48

15:18

32:11

9:15 9:20

69:21 104:11

5:13 41:17 50:2

48:18

4:4

19:13

2:3

8:11 8:13

Exodus 17:3

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?

Deuteronomy 28:48

you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution.... He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

Judges 15:18

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?

2 Chronicles 32:11

Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says, The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?

Nehemiah 9:15

In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.

Nehemiah 9:20

You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.

Isaiah 5:13

Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries... are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.

Isaiah 41:17

The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.