Strong's H6772 · Hebrew
צָמָא
tsâmâʼ · /tsaw-maw'/
Definition
thirst (literally or figuratively)
KJV: thirst(-y).
Root / derivation: from H6770 (צָמֵא);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered צָמָא across 17 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
17 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Nehemiah2 verses
And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them. which: Heb. which thou hadst lift up thine hand to give them
Nehemiah 9:20Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
Psalms2 verses
Isaiah3 verses
Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. honourable: Heb. glory are men of famine
Isaiah 41:17When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
Isaiah 50:2Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
Lamentations1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H6772 (tsâmâʼ) mean?
thirst (literally or figuratively)
How many times does H6772 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H6772 (צָמָא) appears in 17 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “thirst.”
How is tsâmâʼ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H6772 is rendered as “thirst” (16×), “thirsty” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word צָמָא come from?
from H6770 (צָמֵא);