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Strong's #6684 - צוּם
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- (Qal) to abstain from food, fast
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1404) my (תסמ TsM) AC: Thirst CO: Dry AB: ?: The pictograph y is a picture of a man on his side representing the hunt, the m is a picture of water. Combined these mean "hunt for water". A fasting from water, or food.
A) my (תסמ TsM) AC: ? CO: Tie AB: ?: Something tied around the mouth. [Unknown connection to root;]
Nf1) emy (תסמה TsMH) - Veil: As bound around the face. KJV (4): lock - Strongs: H6777 (צַמָּה)
B) mmy (תסממ TsMM) AC: Thirst CO: ? AB: ?
bm ) mimy (תסמימ TsMYM) - Thirsty: KJV (2): robber - Strongs: H6782 (צַמִּים)
E) amy (תסמא TsMA) AC: Thirst CO: Dry AB: ?
V) amy (תסמא TsMA) - Thirst: KJV (10): (vf: Paal) thirst, athirst, thirsty - Strongs: H6770 (צָמֵא)
Nm) amy (תסמא TsMA) - Thirst: KJV (26): thirst, thirsty - Strongs: H6771 (צָמֵא), H6772 (צָמָא)
ef1) eamiy (תסימאה TsYMAH) - Thirst: KJV (1): thirst - Strongs: H6773 (צִמְאָה)
ejm) nfamiy (תסימאונ TsYMAWN) - Dry land: A thirsty land. KJV (3): drought, thirsty, dry ground - Strongs: H6774 (צִמָּאוֹן)
J) mfy (תסומ TsWM) AC: Fast CO: ? AB: ?: An abstinence from water, or food.
V) mfy (תסומ TsWM) - Fast: To abstain from food. KJV (21): (vf: Paal) fast - Strongs: H6684 (צוּם)
Nm) mfy (תסומ TsWM) - Fast: An abstinence from food. KJV (26): fast - Strongs: H6685 (צֹם)
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Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
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Aramaic צוּם, 
); — Qal Perfect 2 masculine singular צַמְתָּ 2 Samuel 12:21; 2 masculine plural צַמְתֶּם Zechariah 7:5, suffix צַמְתֻּנִי Zechariah 7:5; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיָּ֫צָם 2 Samuel 12:16, וַיָּצוֺ֑ם 1 Kings 21:27; 1 singular אָצוּם Esther 4:16, etc.; Imperative masculine plural צוּמוּ Esther 4:16; Infinitive absolute צוֺם Zechariah 7:5; Participle צָם 2 Samuel 12:23; Nehemiah 1:4; — fast, in mourning the dead 1 Samuel 31:13 = 1 Chronicles 10:12; 2 Samuel 1:12; in worship (contrition, intercession, etc.) Jonah 20:26; 1 Samuel 7:6; 2 Samuel 12:16 (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb צוֺם; "" בִּקֵּשׁ), 2 Samuel 12:23 and (+בָּכָה), 2 Samuel 12:21; 2 Samuel 12:22 (q. v. for explanation), Jeremiah 14:12; Zechariah 7:5 (+סְפוֺד), הֲצוֺם צַמְתֻּנִי Zechariah 7:5 (Ges§ 117x) was it at all unto me [׳י] that ye fasted ? וָאֱהִי צָם Nehemiah 1:4 (periphrase conjectural; +מִתְמַּלֵּל), compare Ezra 8:23 (+בִּמֵּשׁ), Esther 4:16 (with עַל person for whom), Esther 4:16, Isaiah 58:3 ("" עִנִּינוּ נַפְשֵׁנוּ), Isaiah 58:4 (with ל of thing), Isaiah 58:4; once in disappointment and vexation 1 Kings 21:27.
צוּם to fast. (Arabic صَامَ Aram. id. The primary idea lies in the mouth being shut; see as to roots ending in m above at דָּמַם page 203, B.) Judges 20:26; Zechariah 7:5, הֲצוֹם צַמְתֻּנִי “have ye fasted to me?” where the suffix must be regarded as a dative.
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