What does צָמַת mean in the Bible?
צָמַת is a Hebrew word meaning "to extirpate (literally or figuratively)".
Hebrew · H6789
צָמַת
To extirpate (literally or figuratively)
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צָמַת H6789
What does צָמַת mean in the Bible?
צָמַת is a Hebrew word meaning "to extirpate (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6789?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I destroyed (2), and destroy them (1), but ceasing (1), cut off (1), destroy them (1).
Where does צָמַת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 22:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (11), Job (2), 2 Samuel (1), Lamentations (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 I destroyed 2× 2 Samuel 22:41, Psalms 18:40
and destroy them 1× Psalms 94:23
but ceasing 1× Job 6:17
cut off 1× Psalms 143:12
destroy them 1× Psalms 54:5
has consumed me 1× Psalms 119:139
have destroyed me 1× Psalms 88:16
I will put to silence 1× Psalms 101:5
I will remove 1× Psalms 101:8
silenced 1× Job 23:17
They dropped me 1× Lamentations 3:53
those who would destroy me 1× Psalms 69:4
will destroy them 1× Psalms 94:23
You destroy 1× Psalms 73:27
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2 Samuel 22:41 וָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ to I destroyed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Job 6:17 נִצְמָ֑תוּ to but ceasing Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Job 23:17 נִ֭צְמַתִּי to silenced Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular Psalms 18:40 אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ to I destroyed Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Psalms 54:5 הַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ to destroy them Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural Psalms 69:4 מַ֭צְמִיתַי to those who would destroy me Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Psalms 73:27 הִ֝צְמַ֗תָּה to You destroy Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 88:16 צִמְּתוּתֻֽנִי׃ to have destroyed me Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Psalms 94:23 יַצְמִיתֵ֑ם to and destroy them Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Psalms 94:23 יַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗ם to will destroy them Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 22:41
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 4
2 Samuel 1 Job 2 Psalms 11 Lamentations 1
Source forms
אַ֫צְמִ֥ית 1x ’aṣ·mîṯ Psalms 101:5
אַצְמִ֥ית 1x ’aṣ·mîṯ Psalms 101:8
אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ 1x ’aṣ·mî·ṯêm Psalms 18:40
הַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ 1x haṣ·mî·ṯêm Psalms 54:5
הִ֝צְמַ֗תָּה 1x hiṣ·mat·tāh Psalms 73:27
וָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ 1x wā·’aṣ·mî·ṯêm 2 Samuel 22:41
יַצְמִיתֵ֑ם 1x yaṣ·mî·ṯêm Psalms 94:23
יַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗ם 1x yaṣ·mî·ṯêm Psalms 94:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular 2x Psalms 101:5, Psalms 101:8
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 2x Psalms 94:23
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 1x 2 Samuel 22:41
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 54:5
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 18:40
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 143:12
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 69:4
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 73:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to extirpate (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to extirpate (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to extirpate (literally or figuratively) BDB: put an end to Usage: consume, cut off, destroy, vanish.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 7
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×
Imperfect Ps 101:5 · Ps 101:8 · Ps 143:12 3×
Perfect Ps 73:27 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Perfect Job 6:17 · Job 23:17 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Perfect Lam 3:53 1×
Word Origins
צָמַת is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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