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צָמַת H6789

H6789 is the Hebrew word צָמַת, transliterated tsâmath and said tsaw-math'. The King James Version most often renders it cut off.

Word: צָמַתTransliteration: tsâmathSaid: tsaw-math'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

to extirpate (literally or figuratively).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cut off 4×might destroy 2×cut them off 2×destroy 2×vanish 1×hast destroyed 1×consumed 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: consume, cut off, destroy, vanish.

Verses using צָמַת

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 22:41 · KJV

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

Job 6:17 · KJV

What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

Job 23:17 · KJV

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.

Psalm 18:40 · KJV

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

Psalm 54:5 · KJV

He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

Psalm 69:4 · KJV

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

Psalm 73:27 · KJV

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

Psalm 94:23 · KJV

And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.

Psalm 101:5 · KJV

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

Psalm 101:8 · KJV

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.

Psalm 119:139 · KJV

My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.

Psalm 143:12 · KJV

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

Lamentations 3:53 · KJV

They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6789 mean?

H6789 is the Hebrew word צָמַת (tsâmath), meaning to extirpate (literally or figuratively).

How is H6789 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cut off (4 times), might destroy (2 times), cut them off (2 times), destroy (2 times), vanish (1 time), among others.

How many times does H6789 appear in the Bible?

צָמַת (tsâmath) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6789 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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