צָמֵא

«צָמֵא» in the Tanakh dictionary: thirsty — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 9 times · Key: 6771 · BDB: צָמֵא²

Glosses

[the].thirsty (2); thirsty (2); [ground] (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

thirsty tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

adj. thirsty tree →

The whole BDB entry

adj. thirsty;—abs. צ׳ Is 21:14 +; fs. צְמֵאָה Dt 29:18; pl. צְמֵאִים ψ 107:5;—thirsty, usually + (or ‖) רָעֵב: 2 S 17:29; Pr 25:21 ψ 107:5, as subst. thirsty one Is 29:8; 32:6; so also 21:14, and (fig. of thirst for י׳’s favour) 55:1; צָמֵא 44:3 = thirsty place (Gunkl.c. proposes צְמֵאָה); הָרָוָה אֶת־הַצְּמֵאָה Dt 29:18 the watered (plant, herbage) with the thirsty, fig. of entire people.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 9 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (3 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «צָמֵא» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Psalms 107:5

רְעֵבִ֥ים גַּם־צְמֵאִ֑ים נַ֝פְשָׁ֗ם בָּהֶ֥ם תִּתְעַטָּֽף׃

Word for word: hungry also thirsty life their in them it.was.fainting.away

JPS 1917: Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Proverbs 25:21

אִם־רָעֵ֣ב שֹׂ֭נַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּ לָ֑חֶם וְאִם־צָ֝מֵ֗א הַשְׁקֵ֥הוּ מָֽיִם׃

Word for word: if [is].hungry [one who].hates.you give him.to.eat food and if [he.is].thirsty give him.to.drink water

JPS 1917: If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;

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