צוּם tsûwm — to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast

pronounced tsoom · Strong's H6684 · 21 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Qal (Pa'al)

Translated in the KJV as × at all, fast.

a primitive root; to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast.

tsûwm in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 21×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Wayyiqtol 8Perfect (qatal) 5Imperfect (yiqtol) 4Participle (active) 2Imperative 1Infinitive absolute 1

וַיָּצ֥וּמוּ Judg 20:26 Wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine plural

Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. (KJV)

וַיָּצ֨וּמוּ֙ 1Sam 7:6 Wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine plural

And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh. (KJV)

וַיָּצֻ֖מוּ 1Sam 31:13 Wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine plural

And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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