Words the Bible translates as thirst
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- dipsaōδιψάωto be thirsty: to feel the body's craving for water, and by extension to long for something as keenly as a parched person longs to drink
- dipsosδίψοςthirstnot studied yet
- tsamaצָמָאthirst: the painful craving for water when it is lacking, and the deadly deprivation behind that craving.
- tsameצָמֵאto be thirsty: to feel the body's urgent need for water
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Every English meaning beginning with T is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.