צַמִּים

tsamim · snare, noose

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6782 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

tsamim (צַמִּים) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “snare, noose”.

A noose, a trap. The word is rare and its sense in Job 5:5 is uncertain.

How to say it

tsa·mim

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A noose that catches; the sense in one verse is doubtful.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Job 5:5

    His harvest the hungry eat, and from among the thorns they take it, and the trap pants after their wealth.

  • Job 18:9

    A snare seizes him by the heel; the trap holds fast on him.