Strong's Lexicon tsom: Fast, fasting Original Word: צוֹם Word Origin: Derived from the root verb צוּם (tsum), meaning "to fast." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - 3521. νηστεία (nēsteia): Fasting, fast - 3522. νηστεύω (nēsteuō): To fast Usage: The term "tsom" refers to the practice of abstaining from food and sometimes drink for a period of time, often for religious or spiritual purposes. In the Hebrew Bible, fasting is a means of humbling oneself before God, seeking His guidance, expressing repentance, or mourning. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, fasting was a common religious practice. It was often associated with prayer and repentance, serving as a physical expression of humility and dependence on God. Fasting could be a communal activity, such as on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), or a personal act of devotion. It was also a response to crises, such as impending danger or national calamity, and was sometimes accompanied by wearing sackcloth and ashes. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom 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 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 wəṣōwmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Samuel 12:16 HEB: וַיָּ֤צָם דָּוִד֙ צ֔וֹם וּבָ֥א וְלָ֖ן INT: fast and David fast and went night 1 Kings 21:9 1 Kings 21:12 2 Chronicles 20:3 Ezra 8:21 Nehemiah 9:1 Esther 4:3 Esther 9:31 Psalm 35:13 Psalm 69:10 Psalm 109:24 Isaiah 58:3 Isaiah 58:5 Isaiah 58:5 Isaiah 58:6 Jeremiah 36:6 Jeremiah 36:9 Daniel 9:3 Joel 1:14 Joel 2:12 Joel 2:15 Jonah 3:5 Zechariah 8:19 Zechariah 8:19 Zechariah 8:19 26 Occurrences |
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form, fashion). 
