What does צָמָא mean in the Bible?
צָמָא is a Hebrew word meaning "thirst (literally or figuratively)".
Hebrew · H6772
צָמָא
Thirst (literally or figuratively)
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צָמָא H6772
What does צָמָא mean in the Bible?
צָמָא is a Hebrew word meaning "thirst (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
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 thirst 3× Judges 15:18, Isaiah 50:2, Hosea 2:3
with thirst 2× Isaiah 5:13, Isaiah 41:17
{die} of thirst 1× Exodus 17:3
and thirst 1× 2 Chronicles 32:11
and thirsty 1× Ezekiel 19:13
for their thirst 1× Nehemiah 9:20
from thirst 1× Amos 8:13
in their thirst 1× Nehemiah 9:15
in thirst 1× Lamentations 4:4
my thirst 1× Psalms 69:21
on parched ground 1× Jeremiah 48:18
or a thirst 1× Amos 8:11
their thirst 1× Psalms 104:11
thirst 1× Deuteronomy 28:48
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Exodus 17:3 בַּצָּמָֽא׃ to {die} of thirst Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:48 וּבְצָמָ֛א to thirst Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Judges 15:18 בַּצָּמָ֔א to of thirst Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 32:11 וּבְצָמָ֖א to and thirst Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Nehemiah 9:15 לִצְמָאָ֑ם to in their thirst Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Nehemiah 9:20 לִצְמָאָֽם׃ to for their thirst Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 69:21 וְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗י to my thirst Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 104:11 צְמָאָֽם׃ to their thirst Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Isaiah 5:13 צָמָֽא׃ to with thirst Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 41:17 בַּצָּמָ֣א to with thirst Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 17:3
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 12
Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 2 Psalms 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1 Amos 2
Source forms
בַּצָּמָֽא׃ 4x baṣ·ṣā·mā Exodus 17:3, Isaiah 50:2, Hosea 2:3, Amos 8:13
בַצָּמָ֔א 1x ḇaṣ·ṣā·mā Jeremiah 48:18
בַּצָּמָ֔א 1x baṣ·ṣā·mā Judges 15:18
בַּצָּמָ֣א 1x baṣ·ṣā·mā Isaiah 41:17
בַּצָּמָ֑א 1x baṣ·ṣā·mā Lamentations 4:4
וּבְצָמָ֛א 1x ū·ḇə·ṣā·mā Deuteronomy 28:48
וּבְצָמָ֖א 1x ū·ḇə·ṣā·mā 2 Chronicles 32:11
וְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗י 1x wə·liṣ·mā·’î Psalms 69:21
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 8x Exodus 17:3, Judges 15:18, Isaiah 41:17, Isaiah 50:2
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 28:48, 2 Chronicles 32:11
Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 5:13, Amos 8:11
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 2x Nehemiah 9:15, Nehemiah 9:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 19:13
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 69:21
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 104:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. thirst (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
thirst (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
thirst (literally or figuratively) BDB: thirst Usage: thirst(-y).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צָמָא 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