צָמַד tsâmad — to link, i.e. gird
Translated in the KJV as fasten, frame, join.
a primitive root; to link, i.e. gird; figuratively, to serve, (mentally) contrive.
tsâmad in each stem
Niph'al
Wayyiqtol 2Participle (passive) 1
And Israel joined himself unto Baal–peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal–peor.
They joined themselves also unto Baal–peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
Pu'al
Participle (passive) 1
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
Hiph'il
Imperfect (yiqtol) 1
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›