Know the Word.

Hebrew word

tsûwm

tsoom

צוּם

What it means

to cover over, i.e. to fast

to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • fasted12
  • fast7
  • all1

Every place it appears 20

Judges20:26
1 Samuel7:631:13
1 Kings21:27
1 Chronicles10:12
Ezra8:23
Nehemiah1:4
Esther4:16
Isaiah58:358:4
Jeremiah14:12
Zechariah7:5
tsûwm — Hebrew word meaning “to cover over, i.e. to fast”