Words the Bible translates as thirsty
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
- ayephעָיֵףfaint: drained of strength and ready to collapse, usually from thirst, hunger, or hard travel
- tsameצָמֵאto be thirsty: to feel the body's urgent need for water
- tsameצָמֵאthirsty: in need of water and craving it, whether a person longing for a drink or ground parched for rain
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