H6770 צָמֵא (tsâmêʼ) tsaw-may'

Hebrew

Verb (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

to thirst

Strong's Definition

to thirst (literally or figuratively)

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: (be a-, suffer) thirst(-y).

TWOT Reference: 1926

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Qal) to be thirsty

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

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

G1372

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

צָמֵא (tsa.me) — to thirst. (Qal) to be thirsty

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

צמא (H6770)

verb · צָמָא · צָמֵא · צִמְאָה · צִמָּאֹון · צַמִּים

Thirst | verb qal

to be thirsty = 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 · JDG 4:19 · JDG 15:18 · RUT 2:9 · JOB 24:11 · ISA 48:21 · ISA 49:10 · ISA 65:13

Wish | verb qal

to be thirsty > to long for = state in which someone experiences a deep longing to associate with another person or with a deity

PSA 42:3 · PSA 63:2

Graham S. Ogden

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[צָמֵא] vb. be thirsty base

Bible Occurrences (10)

17:3

4:19 15:18

2:9

24:11

42:2 63:1

48:21 49:10 65:13

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?

Judges 4:19

[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 15:18

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?

Ruth 2:9

[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 24:11

They crush olives within their walls; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty.

Isaiah 48:21

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 49:10

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 65:13

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.