צם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ו־ם (ṣ-w-m)

Compare Arabic صَامَ (ṣāma)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -am

Verb

צָם • (tsám) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to fast (to abstain from food and drink)

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָצוּם action noun: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	צַמְתִּי		צַמְנוּ
	second	צַמְתָּ	צַמְתְּ	צַמְתֶּם	צַמְתֶּן
	third	צָם	צָמָה	צָמוּ
present		צָם	צָמָה	צָמִים	צָמוֹת
future	first	אָצוּם		נָצוּם
	second	תָּצוּם	תָּצוּמִי	תָּצוּמוּ	תצומנה / תָּצֹמְנָה1
	third	יָצוּם	תָּצוּם	יָצוּמוּ	תצומנה / תָּצֹמְנָה1
imperative		צוּם	צוּמִי	צוּמוּ	צומנה / צֹמְנָה1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Related terms

• צוֹם (tsóm)