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HEB: זַרְעָ֑ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַצֹּמ֖וֹת וְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃. NAS: with instructions for their times of fasting and their lamentations. KJV: the matters of the fastings and their cry. INT: their descendants instructions their times and their lamentations.
The Hebrew root for fasting, ẓwm (צום), can be used both as a verb and a noun, e.g., "David fasted a fast" (II Sam. 12:16), a meaning verified in the next verse: "he ate no food." A synonymous idiom ʿ innah nefesh (lit. "afflict the body") includes fasting as part of a general regimen of abstinence, a broader meaning confirmed by the ...
Strong's Number H6685 matches the Hebrew צוֹם (ṣôm), which occurs 26 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.
The Hebrew root for fasting, ẓwm (צום), can be used both as a verb and a noun, e.g., "David fasted a fast" (II Sam. 12:16), a meaning verified in the next verse: "he ate no food." A synonymous idiom ʿ innah nefesh (lit. "afflict the body") includes fasting as part of a general regimen of abstinence, a broader meaning confirmed by the ...
Consequently the terms "ṣam" and "ṣiyam" had their original meanings altered to agree with the Hebrew "ẓaum." According to tradition, Mohammed at first introduced only one fast-day, similar to the Jewish Day of Atonement, and called it "'Ashura," which is identical with the Judæo-Aramaic word "'asor" (10th of Tishri). Soon, however, he ...
7 sie 2022 · [YHWH to the people:] “Behold, on the day of your fast [tsom’kem] you find your desire, and oppress all your workers. Behold, you fast [ta-tsumu] for contention and strife, and to strike with a wicked fist. You do not fast [lo ta-tsumu] like you have done today to make your voice heard on high!
Jewish texts and source sheets about Fasting from Torah, Talmud and other sources in Sefaria's library. There are assorted fast days scattered across the Jewish calendar. During the two major fast days, Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av, one abstains from food, drink, washing, and sexual relations for 25 hours.
