What does צָמֵא (ṣāmēʾ) mean in the Bible?
צָמֵא (ṣāmēʾ): Thirst as physical deprivation extends metaphorically to spiritual hunger and longing for God's presence or righteousness
Hebrew · H6771
צָמֵא
Thirsty (literally or figuratively)
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צָמֵא H6771
Pronunciation ṣāmēʾ
What does צָמֵא (ṣāmēʾ) mean in the Bible?
צָמֵא (ṣāmēʾ): Thirst as physical deprivation extends metaphorically to spiritual hunger and longing for God's presence or righteousness
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6771?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [who are] thirsty (1), a thirsty man (1), and deprives the thirsty (1), and thirsty (1), for the thirsty (1).
Where does צָמֵא (ṣāmēʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 29:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), 2 Samuel (1), Deuteronomy (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [who are] thirsty 1× Isaiah 55:1
a thirsty man 1× Isaiah 29:8
and deprives the thirsty 1× Isaiah 32:6
and thirsty 1× 2 Samuel 17:29
for the thirsty 1× Isaiah 21:14
he is thirsty 1× Proverbs 25:21
the dry 1× Deuteronomy 29:19
the thirsty land 1× Isaiah 44:3
thirsty 1× Psalms 107:5
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Deuteronomy 29:19 הַצְּמֵאָֽה׃ to the dry Article | Adjective - feminine singular 2 Samuel 17:29 וְצָמֵ֖א to and thirsty Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 107:5 צְמֵאִ֑ים to thirsty Adjective - masculine plural Proverbs 25:21 צָ֝מֵ֗א to he is thirsty Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 21:14 צָמֵ֖א to for the thirsty Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 29:8 הַצָּמֵא֙ to a thirsty man Article | Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 32:6 צָמֵ֖א to and deprives the thirsty Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 44:3 צָמֵ֔א to the thirsty land Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 55:1 צָמֵא֙ to [who are] thirsty Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 29:19
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Deuteronomy 1 2 Samuel 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 5
Source forms
צָמֵ֖א 2x ṣā·mê Isaiah 21:14, Isaiah 32:6
הַצָּמֵא֙ 1x haṣ·ṣā·mê Isaiah 29:8
הַצְּמֵאָֽה׃ 1x haṣ·ṣə·mê·’āh Deuteronomy 29:19
וְצָמֵ֖א 1x wə·ṣā·mê 2 Samuel 17:29
צָ֝מֵ֗א 1x ṣā·mê Proverbs 25:21
צָמֵ֔א 1x ṣā·mê Isaiah 44:3
צָמֵא֙ 1x ṣā·mê Isaiah 55:1
צְמֵאִ֑ים 1x ṣə·mê·’îm Psalms 107:5
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 5x Proverbs 25:21, Isaiah 21:14, Isaiah 32:6, Isaiah 44:3
Adjective - masculine plural 1x Psalms 107:5
Article | Adjective - feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 29:19
Article | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 29:8
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 17:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Thirst as physical deprivation extends metaphorically to spiritual hunger and longing for God's presence or righteousness
Source Gloss
thirsty (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Thirst as physical deprivation extends metaphorically to spiritual hunger and longing for God's presence or righteousness
thirsty (literally or figuratively) BDB: thirsty Usage: (that) thirst(-eth, -y).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Literal physical thirst, showing compassion to an enemy by giving drink
Showing 1 selected witness from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
צָמֵא is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain