Original Language Studio
Psalms 119:139
“My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
צָמַתtsâmath · tsaw-math'
H6789 · Hebrew
H6789 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to extirpate (literally or figuratively)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- consume, cut off, destroy, vanish.
- Grammar
- צִמְּתַ֥תְ — verb Piel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
- נִי — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 15 times in the Hebrew Bible.2 Samuel 22:41Job 6:17Job 23:17Psalms 18:41Psalms 54:7
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read צָמַת here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.