Tsame (צמא) means thirsty in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
thirsty
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tsame.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מִי שֶׁחָשׁ צֹרֶךְ לִשְׁתּוֹת, שֶׁנִּחָר גְּרוֹנוֹ וְעָלָיו לִשְׁתּוֹת.
הוֹי כָּל-צָמֵא לְכוּ לַמַּיִם...
- 2בהשאלההַמִּתְאַוֶּה לִדְבַר מָה, הָעוֹרֵג לְ־.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsame is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- צָמֵא
- Written without vowel points
- צמא
- Said
- tsame
- Root
- צ־מ־א
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- צְמֵאִים
- Feminine form
- צְמֵאָה
- Inflections
- ר' צְמֵאִים; נ' צְמֵאָה, נ"ר צְמֵאוֹת
- Gematria
- 131
This is how Tsame is said in other languages.
- English
- thirsty
- Arabic
- عطشان, ظامئ
- Russian
- жаждущий, хотеть пить
- Spanish
- sediento, sitibundo
These words mean the opposite of Tsame.
- רווי
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These words rhyme with Tsame.
The word Tsame is part of these phrases and sayings.
- צמא דם
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These words come before and after Tsame in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsame.
What does Tsame (צמא) mean in Hebrew?
Tsame (צמא) means thirsty. It is said tsame, with the stress on me.
What is the opposite of Tsame (צמא)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tsame (צמא) are רווי.
What rhymes with Tsame (צמא)?
Words that rhyme with Tsame (צמא) include דומה, טמא, רזומה, and גורמה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צמא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.