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צוּם H6684
H6684 is the Hebrew word צוּם, transliterated tsûwm and said tsoom. The King James Version most often renders it fasted.
What it means
to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] at all, fast.
Verses using צוּם
All 17 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 20:26 · KJV
Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
1 Samuel 7:6 · KJV
And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
1 Samuel 31:13 · KJV
And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
2 Samuel 1:12 · KJV
And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
2 Samuel 12:16 · KJV
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
2 Samuel 12:21 · KJV
Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
2 Samuel 12:22 · KJV
And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
2 Samuel 12:23 · KJV
But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
1 Kings 21:27 · KJV
And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
1 Chronicles 10:12 · KJV
They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Ezra 8:23 · KJV
So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
Nehemiah 1:4 · KJV
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
Esther 4:16 · KJV
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
Isaiah 58:3 · KJV
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Isaiah 58:4 · KJV
Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
Jeremiah 14:12 · KJV
When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
Zechariah 7:5 · KJV
Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
Common questions
What does Strong's H6684 mean?
H6684 is the Hebrew word צוּם (tsûwm), meaning to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast.
How is H6684 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it fasted (11 times), fast (4 times), didst fast (1 time), wherefore should i fast (1 time), wherefore have we fasted (1 time), among others.
How many times does H6684 appear in the Bible?
צוּם (tsûwm) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6684 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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