Strong H6770צָמֵא

to thirst

Transliteration: tsâmê'
Pronunciation: tsaw-may'
Morphology: Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to thirst (literally or figuratively): - (be {a-} suffer) thirst (-y).

Detailed definition

STEP sense: to thirst

Exact lexical definition: be thirsty

Part of speech: verb

BDB context: [ צָמֵא ] vb . be thirsty

In the Bible

Strong H6770 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

thirst3
athirst2
thirsteth2
thirsty2
suffer1

First verses

Exodus 17:3
And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
Judges 4:19
And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.
Judges 15:18
And he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
Ruth 2:9
Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
Job 24:11
Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
Psalms 42:2
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
Psalms 63:1
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Isaiah 48:21
And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
Isaiah 49:10
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
Isaiah 65:13
Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:

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