◄ 6685. tsom ►
Strong's Lexicon tsom: Fast, fasting Original Word: צוֹם Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: tsowm Pronunciation: tsohm Phonetic Spelling: (tsome) Definition: a fast Meaning: A fast; an act of abstaining from food and sometimes drink, often for religious purposes. Word Origin: Derived from the root verb צוּם (tsum), which means "to abstain from food." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3521 (νηστεία, nēsteia): This Greek term is used in the New Testament to denote fasting. It carries a similar connotation of abstaining from food for religious purposes, often associated with prayer and spiritual discipline. An example of its use is found in Matthew 6:16 (BSB: "When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their reward."). This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew term צוֹם (tsom) as it appears in the biblical text, highlighting its religious and cultural significance within the context of ancient Israelite practices. Usage: The term צוֹם (tsom) is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a period of fasting, which is often associated with mourning, repentance, or seeking divine favor. It is a practice observed by individuals or communities as a form of spiritual discipline. Context: • Contextual Significance: Fasting in the Hebrew Bible is a significant religious practice, often linked with prayer and penitence. It is a means of humbling oneself before God, seeking His guidance, or expressing sorrow for sin. Fasting is mentioned in various contexts, including personal devotion, communal lamentation, and national repentance. • Biblical References: • In the Book of Esther, Queen Esther calls for a fast among the Jews as they face the threat of annihilation (Esther 4:16, BSB: "Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish."). • The prophet Joel calls for a sacred fast as a response to a locust plague and a call to repentance (Joel 1:14, BSB: "Consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly; gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD."). • In the Book of Jonah, the people of Nineveh fast in response to Jonah's warning of impending judgment (Jonah 3:5, BSB: "And the people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least."). • Theological Implications: Fasting is seen as an outward expression of an inward spiritual state. It is a voluntary act of self-denial that reflects a heart seeking God earnestly. The practice underscores themes of humility, dependence on God, and the seriousness of sin and repentance. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from tsum Definition fasting, a fast NASB Translation fast (17), fasted* (1), fasting (7), times of fasting (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs צוֺם noun masculineIsaiah 58:5 fasting, fast; — ׳צ absolute 2 Samuel 12:16 +, construct Zechariah 8:19 (4 t.); suffix צֹמְכֶם Isaiah 58:3; plural צוֺמוֺת Esther 9:31; — fast, as accusative of congnate meaning with verb 2 Samuel 12:16; public observance 1 Kings 21:9,12; 2Chronicles 20:3; Ezra 8:21; Jeremiah 36:9; Jonah 3:5 (all object of קָרָא proclaim), compare Joel 1:14; Joel 2:15 (both object of קַדְּשׁוּ); יוֺם צוֺם Jeremiah 36:6, יוֺם צֹמְכֶם Isaiah 58:3, compare Isaiah 58:5 ("" יוֺם עַנּוֺת אָדָם נַפְשׁוֺ), Isaiah 58:5; Isaiah 58:6; of periodic fasts Zechariah 8:19 (4 t. in verse); Esther 9:31; act or state of fasting, וּבְשַׂקִּים ׳נֶאֶסְפוּ בְצ Nehemiah 9:1 compare Joel 2:12; Daniel 9:3; Esther 4:3; נַפְשִׁי ׳עִנֵּיתִי בַצּ Psalm 35:13; compare Psalm 69:11 (on וָאֶבְכֶּה see Che Bae); causing physical weakness Psalm 109:24. צוע (√ of following; compare Arabic form, fashion). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fasting Or tsom {tsome}; from from tsuwm; a fast -- fast(-ing). see HEBREW tsuwm Forms and Transliterations בְּצ֖וֹם בְּצ֣וֹם בַצּ֣וֹם בצום הַצֹּמ֖וֹת הצמות וְצ֣וֹם וְצ֥וֹם וְצ֨וֹם וּבְצ֥וֹם ובצום וצום מִצּ֑וֹם מצום צ֑וֹם צ֔וֹם צ֖וֹם צ֜וֹם צ֣וֹם צֹֽמְכֶם֙ צוֹם֙ צום צמכם ḇaṣ·ṣō·wm ḇaṣṣōwm bə·ṣō·wm bəṣōwm beTzom haṣ·ṣō·mō·wṯ haṣṣōmōwṯ hatztzoMot miṣ·ṣō·wm miṣṣōwm mitzTzom ṣō·mə·ḵem ṣō·wm ṣōməḵem ṣōwm Tzom tzomeChem ū·ḇə·ṣō·wm ūḇəṣōwm uveTzom vatzTzom veTzom wə·ṣō·wm wəṣōwm Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 2 Samuel 12:16 HEB: וַיָּ֤צָם דָּוִד֙ צ֔וֹם וּבָ֥א וְלָ֖ן INT: fast and David fast and went night 1 Kings 21:9 HEB: לֵאמֹ֑ר קִֽרְאוּ־ צ֔וֹם וְהוֹשִׁ֥יבוּ אֶת־ NAS: Proclaim a fast and seat KJV: Proclaim a fast, and set INT: saying Proclaim A fast and seat Naboth 1 Kings 21:12 HEB: קָרְא֖וּ צ֑וֹם וְהֹשִׁ֥יבוּ אֶת־ NAS: They proclaimed a fast and seated KJV: They proclaimed a fast, and set INT: proclaimed A fast and seated Naboth 2 Chronicles 20:3 HEB: לַיהוָ֑ה וַיִּקְרָא־ צ֖וֹם עַל־ כָּל־ NAS: and proclaimed a fast throughout KJV: and proclaimed a fast throughout INT: the LORD and proclaimed A fast throughout all Ezra 8:21 HEB: וָאֶקְרָ֨א שָׁ֥ם צוֹם֙ עַל־ הַנָּהָ֣ר NAS: Then I proclaimed a fast there KJV: Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river INT: proclaimed there A fast at the river Nehemiah 9:1 HEB: בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּצ֣וֹם וּבְשַׂקִּ֔ים וַאֲדָמָ֖ה NAS: assembled with fasting, in sackcloth KJV: were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, INT: the sons of Israel fasting sackcloth dirt Esther 4:3 HEB: גָּדוֹל֙ לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים וְצ֥וֹם וּבְכִ֖י וּמִסְפֵּ֑ד NAS: among the Jews, with fasting, weeping KJV: among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, INT: great the Jews fasting weeping and wailing Esther 9:31 HEB: זַרְעָ֑ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַצֹּמ֖וֹת וְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃ NAS: with instructions for their times of fasting and their lamentations. KJV: the matters of the fastings and their cry. INT: their descendants instructions their times and their lamentations Psalm 35:13 HEB: שָׂ֗ק עִנֵּ֣יתִי בַצּ֣וֹם נַפְשִׁ֑י וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י NAS: my soul with fasting, And my prayer KJV: my soul with fasting; and my prayer INT: was sackcloth humbled fasting my soul and my prayer Psalm 69:10 HEB: וָאֶבְכֶּ֣ה בַצּ֣וֹם נַפְשִׁ֑י וַתְּהִ֖י NAS: in my soul with fasting, It became KJV: [and chastened] my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. INT: wept fasting my soul became Psalm 109:24 HEB: בִּ֭רְכַּי כָּשְׁל֣וּ מִצּ֑וֹם וּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗י כָּחַ֥שׁ NAS: are weak from fasting, And my flesh KJV: are weak through fasting; and my flesh INT: my knees are weak fasting and my flesh has grown Isaiah 58:3 HEB: הֵ֣ן בְּי֤וֹם צֹֽמְכֶם֙ תִּמְצְאוּ־ חֵ֔פֶץ NAS: on the day of your fast you find KJV: Behold, in the day of your fast ye find INT: behold the day of your fast find desire Isaiah 58:5 HEB: הֲכָזֶ֗ה יִֽהְיֶה֙ צ֣וֹם אֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ י֛וֹם NAS: Is it a fast like this KJV: Is it such a fast that I have chosen? INT: this is it A fast choose A day Isaiah 58:5 HEB: הֲלָזֶה֙ תִּקְרָא־ צ֔וֹם וְי֥וֹם רָצ֖וֹן NAS: this a fast, even an acceptable KJV: this a fast, and an acceptable INT: this call A fast day an acceptable Isaiah 58:6 HEB: הֲל֣וֹא זֶה֮ צ֣וֹם אֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒ פַּתֵּ֙חַ֙ NAS: Is this not the fast which I choose, KJV: [Is] not this the fast that I have chosen? INT: not is this the fast choose to loosen Jeremiah 36:6 HEB: יְהוָ֖ה בְּי֣וֹם צ֑וֹם וְגַ֨ם בְּאָזְנֵ֧י NAS: house on a fast day. KJV: house upon the fasting day: INT: the LORD'S day A fast and also the ears Jeremiah 36:9 HEB: הַתְּשִׁעִ֔י קָרְא֨וּ צ֜וֹם לִפְנֵ֧י יְהוָ֛ה NAS: proclaimed a fast before KJV: [that] they proclaimed a fast before INT: the ninth proclaimed A fast before the LORD Daniel 9:3 HEB: תְּפִלָּ֖ה וְתַחֲנוּנִ֑ים בְּצ֖וֹם וְשַׂ֥ק וָאֵֽפֶר׃ NAS: and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth KJV: and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, INT: prayer and supplications fasting sackcloth and ashes Joel 1:14 HEB: קַדְּשׁוּ־ צוֹם֙ קִרְא֣וּ עֲצָרָ֔ה NAS: Consecrate a fast, Proclaim KJV: Sanctify ye a fast, call INT: Consecrate A fast Proclaim A solemn Joel 2:12 HEB: בְּכָל־ לְבַבְכֶ֑ם וּבְצ֥וֹם וּבְבְכִ֖י וּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃ NAS: your heart, And with fasting, weeping KJV: ye [even] to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, INT: all your heart fasting weeping and mourning Joel 2:15 HEB: בְּצִיּ֑וֹן קַדְּשׁוּ־ צ֖וֹם קִרְא֥וּ עֲצָרָֽה׃ NAS: Consecrate a fast, proclaim KJV: sanctify a fast, call INT: Zion Consecrate A fast proclaim A solemn Jonah 3:5 HEB: בֵּֽאלֹהִ֑ים וַיִּקְרְאוּ־ צוֹם֙ וַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שַׂקִּ֔ים NAS: and they called a fast and put KJV: and proclaimed a fast, and put INT: God called A fast and put sackcloth Zechariah 8:19 HEB: יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת צ֣וֹם הָרְבִיעִ֡י וְצ֣וֹם NAS: of hosts, 'The fast of the fourth, KJV: of hosts; The fast of the fourth INT: the LORD of hosts the fast of the fourth the fast Zechariah 8:19 HEB: צ֣וֹם הָרְבִיעִ֡י וְצ֣וֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי֩ וְצ֨וֹם NAS: of the fourth, the fast of the fifth, KJV: of the fourth [month], and the fast of the fifth, INT: the fast of the fourth the fast of the fifth the fast Zechariah 8:19 HEB: וְצ֣וֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי֩ וְצ֨וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י וְצ֣וֹם NAS: of the fifth, the fast of the seventh KJV: of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, INT: the fast of the fifth the fast of the seventh and the fast 26 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 6685 26 Occurrences bə·ṣō·wm — 2 Occ. haṣ·ṣō·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ. miṣ·ṣō·wm — 1 Occ. ṣō·wm — 14 Occ. ṣō·mə·ḵem — 1 Occ. ū·ḇə·ṣō·wm — 1 Occ. ḇaṣ·ṣō·wm — 2 Occ. wə·ṣō·wm — 4 Occ.