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To dry

צָנַםStrong’s H6798

tsanam (tsa-nam)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Tsanam is the Hebrew word usually translated “withered”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:”
Genesis 41:23 KJV
Meaning
  1. (Qal) to dry up, harden, wither
How it's translated
  • withered 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Genesis 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    צָנַם tsanam · to dry

    (Qal) to dry up, harden, wither

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “dry” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DRY, adjective

    [See the Verb.]

    1. Destitute of moisture; free from water or wetness; arid; not moist; as dry land; dry clothes.
    2. Not rainy; free from rain or mist; as dry weather; a dry March or April.
    3. Not juicy; free from juice, sap or aqueous matter; not green; as dry wood; dry stubble; dry hay; dry leaves.
    4. Without tears; as dry eyes; dry mourning.
    All definitions and other forms of “dry”
    1. Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry
    2. Thirsty; craving drink.
    3. Barren; jejune; plain; unembellished; destitute of pathos, or of that which amuses and interests; as a dry style; a dry subject; a dry discussion.
    4. Severe; sarcastic; wiping; as a dry remark or repartee; a dry run.
    5. Severe; wiping; as a dry blow; a dry basting.
    6. dry goods, in commerce, cloths, stuffs, silks, laces, ribbons, etc., in distinction from groceries.

    DRY, verb transitive

    [G., to dry to wipe; Gr., Latin See dry The primary sense is to wipe, rub, scour.]

    1. To free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; originally by wiping, as to dry the eyes; to exsiccate.
    2. To deprive of moisture by evaporation or exhalation; as, the sun dries a cloth; wind dries the earth.
    3. To deprive of moisture by exposure to the sun or open air.
    4. To deprive of natural juice, sap or greenness; as, to dry hay or plants.
    5. To scorch or parch with thirst; with up.“Their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst” Isaiah 5:13
    6. To deprive of water by draining; to drain; to exhaust; as, to dry a meadow.

    DRY, verb intransitive

    1. To grow dry; to lose moisture; to become free from moisture or juice.
    2. To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; sometimes with up; as, the stream dries or dries up.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.