Words the Bible translates as fasting
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- nēsteiaνηστείαa fast: a stretch of time with no food taken, normally chosen as an act of devotion to God alongside prayer, sometimes simply food gone without
- tsomצוֹםa fast: deliberately going without food for a time to humble oneself before God in grief, repentance, or urgent need
- nēstisνῆστιςfastingnot studied yet
- asitiaἀσιτίαfastingnot studied yet
- asitosἄσιτοςfastingnot studied yet
- tevatטְוָתfastingnot studied yet
- ta'anitתַּעֲנִיתfastingnot studied yet
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