Tsâmêʼ — H6770

H6770 · Hebrew — צמא

Pronunciation: tsaw-may'

Definition

verb

to thirst (literally or figuratively)

  1. (Qal) to be thirsty

Usually translated as

thirst, thirsty, beathirst

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Tsâmêʼ occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Judges (2), Ruth (1), Job (1), Psalms (2), Isaiah (3)

Strong's Lexicon — T