Hebrew · H6772

צָמָא

Thirst (literally or figuratively)

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צָמָאH6772

What does צָמָא mean in the Bible?

צָמָא is a Hebrew word meaning "thirst (literally or figuratively)".

Full entry for צָמָא (H6772) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does צָמָא mean in the Bible?

צָמָא is a Hebrew word meaning "thirst (literally or figuratively)".

How does the BSB render H6772?

The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of thirst (3), with thirst (2), {die} of thirst (1), and thirst (1), and thirsty (1).

Where does צָמָא appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 17:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Amos (2), Nehemiah (2), Psalms (2).

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

of thirst3×Judges 15:18, Isaiah 50:2, Hosea 2:3

with thirst2×Isaiah 5:13, Isaiah 41:17

{die} of thirst1×Exodus 17:3

and thirst1×2 Chronicles 32:11

and thirsty1×Ezekiel 19:13

for their thirst1×Nehemiah 9:20

from thirst1×Amos 8:13

in their thirst1×Nehemiah 9:15

in thirst1×Lamentations 4:4

my thirst1×Psalms 69:21

on parched ground1×Jeremiah 48:18

or a thirst1×Amos 8:11

their thirst1×Psalms 104:11

thirst1×Deuteronomy 28:48

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 17:3

Aligned rows17

Books represented12

Exodus1Deuteronomy1Judges12 Chronicles1Nehemiah2Psalms2Isaiah3Jeremiah1Lamentations1Ezekiel1Hosea1Amos2

Source forms

בַּצָּמָֽא׃4xbaṣ·ṣā·māExodus 17:3, Isaiah 50:2, Hosea 2:3, Amos 8:13

בַצָּמָ֔א1xḇaṣ·ṣā·māJeremiah 48:18

בַּצָּמָ֔א1xbaṣ·ṣā·māJudges 15:18

בַּצָּמָ֣א1xbaṣ·ṣā·māIsaiah 41:17

בַּצָּמָ֑א1xbaṣ·ṣā·māLamentations 4:4

וּבְצָמָ֛א1xū·ḇə·ṣā·māDeuteronomy 28:48

וּבְצָמָ֖א1xū·ḇə·ṣā·mā2 Chronicles 32:11

וְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗י1xwə·liṣ·mā·’îPsalms 69:21

Parsing patterns

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular8xExodus 17:3, Judges 15:18, Isaiah 41:17, Isaiah 50:2

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 28:48, 2 Chronicles 32:11

Noun - masculine singular2xIsaiah 5:13, Amos 8:11

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural2xNehemiah 9:15, Nehemiah 9:20

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xEzekiel 19:13

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1xPsalms 69:21

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xPsalms 104:11

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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צָמָא

What does צָמָא mean in the Bible?

What does צָמָא mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H6772?

Where does צָמָא appear in Scripture?

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