צָמֵאtsâmêʼ

be thirsty

Pronunciation: tsaw-may' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6770

Meanings

Qal: be thirsty (Psalms 42:3; Psalms 63:2; Ruth 2:9)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 10 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 17:3 But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses. “Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?”
  • Judges 4:19 “Please give me some water,” he said. “I’m thirsty.” So she gave him some milk from a leather bag and covered him again.
  • Judges 15:18 Samson was now very thirsty, and he cried out to the Lord, “You have accomplished this great victory by the strength of your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of these pagans?”
  • Ruth 2:9 See which part of the field they are harvesting, and then follow them. I have warned the young men not to treat you roughly. And when you are thirsty, help yourself to the water they have drawn from the well.”
  • Job 24:11 They press out olive oil without being allowed to taste it, and they tread in the winepress as they suffer from thirst.
  • Psalms 42:2 I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him?
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).