צמא

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־מ־א (ts-m-ʾ)
1 term

From Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣amiʔ- (“to thirst”). Compare Arabic ظَمِئَ (ẓamiʔa, “to thirst; to long”).

Verb

צָמֵא • (tsamé) (pa'al construction)

1. to thirst, be thirsty
2. to long, yearn

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָמֵא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לצמוא / לִצְמֹא
		action noun		—
		passive participle		—
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	צָמֵאתִי		צָמֵאנוּ
	second	צָמֵאתָ	צָמֵאת	צְמֵאתֶם1	צְמֵאתֶן1
	third	צָמֵא	צָמְאָה	צָמְאוּ
present		צָמֵא	צְמֵאָה	צְמֵאִים	צְמֵאוֹת
future	first	אֶצְמָא		נִצְמָא
	second	תִּצְמָא	תִּצְמְאִי	תִּצְמְאוּ	תִּצְמֶאנָה2
	third	יִצְמָא	תִּצְמָא	יִצְמְאוּ	תִּצְמֶאנָה2
imperative		צְמָא	צִמְאִי	צִמְאוּ	צְמֶאנָה2

¹ Pronounced צָמֵאתֶם and צָמֵאתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H6770 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Adjective

צָמֵא • (tsamé) (feminine צְמֵאָה, masculine plural צְמֵאִים, feminine plural צְמֵאוֹת) [pattern: קָטֵל]

1. thirsty

References

• H6771 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

צָמָא • (tsamá) m [pattern: קָטָל]

1. thirst
2. longing, yearning

References

• H6772 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible