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צָמָא H6772
H6772 is the Hebrew word צָמָא, transliterated tsâmâʼ and said tsaw-maw'. The King James Version most often renders it thirst.
What it means
thirst (literally or figuratively).
Where it comes from
from H6770 (צָמֵא).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: thirst(-y).
Verses using צָמָא
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 28:48 · KJV
Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
Judges 15:18 · KJV
And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
2 Chronicles 32:11 · KJV
Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
Nehemiah 9:15 · KJV
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.
Psalm 69:21 · KJV
They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Isaiah 41:17 · KJV
When 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.
Jeremiah 48:18 · KJV
Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.
Lamentations 4:4 · KJV
The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
Ezekiel 19:13 · KJV
And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
Amos 8:11 · KJV
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
Common questions
What does Strong's H6772 mean?
H6772 is the Hebrew word צָמָא (tsâmâʼ), meaning thirst (literally or figuratively).
How is H6772 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it thirst (8 times), thirsty (1 time), nor a thirst (1 time).
How many times does H6772 appear in the Bible?
צָמָא (tsâmâʼ) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6772 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6770 (צָמֵא).
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