Tsûwm — H6684

H6684 · Hebrew — צום

Pronunciation: tsoom

Definition

verb

to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast

  1. (Qal) to abstain from food, fast

Usually translated as

fast, at all

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Tsûwm occurs 21 times in 17 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Judges (1), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (5), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1), Esther (1), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — T