צָמֵא
tsa.me
thirsty
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "צָמֵא" (tsa.me) is defined as "thirsty." It falls within the semantic domain of Food & Drink, indicating its direct connection to physical needs and sustenance. This word is used 9 times in the Bible, suggesting its importance in various contexts. The meaning of "thirsty" encompasses a physical state of needing water or drink. It does not imply emotional or spiritual longing, as those concepts are represented by different Hebrew words. The range of usage for "צָמֵא" is relatively narrow, focusing on physical needs, but its significance is substantial. It highlights the importance of hydration and sustenance in human life, emphasizing the body's basic needs.
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Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences across the text
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
Isaiah 21:14They brought water to him who was thirsty. The inhabitants of the land of Tema met the fugitives with their bread.
Isaiah 29:8It will be like when a hungry man dreams, and behold, he eats; but he awakes, and his hunger isn’t satisfied; or like when a thirsty man dreams, and behold, he drinks; but he awakes, and behold, he is faint, and he is still thirsty. The multitude of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion will be like that.
Isaiah 32:6For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against Yahweh, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring:
Isaiah 55:1“Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Deuteronomy 29:19and it happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, “I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart,” to destroy the moist with the dry.
2 Samuel 17:29honey, butter, sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people who were with him, to eat; for they said, “The people are hungry, weary, and thirsty in the wilderness.”