Lexical Definition

‎צָמַד‎ tsâmad (tsaw-mad') to join ^H:V
a primitive root

fasten, frame, join (self).

• to link, i.e. gird
• figuratively, to serve, (mentally) contrive

1) to bind, join, fasten
1a) (Niphal) to join, join or attach oneself to
1b) (Pual) to be fastened, be bound
1c)(Hiphil) to combine, fit together, hitch up

See Greek: τελέω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎צָמַד‎] verb bind, join (Arabic bind, wind, specifically of girl with two lovers We^{GGN 1893, 470}; fasten (cattle) to yoke Dozy, yoke, Id.; Assyrian ƒmâdu, bind, harness, so Ethiopic and III. be attached, attach oneself, specifically be (religiously) devoted; Aramaic ‎צְמַד‎, , bind); —

Niph`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎וַיִּצָּ֫מֶד‎ Num 25:3 3 masculine plural ‎וַיִּצָּֽדְֶוּ‎ Ps 106:28 Participle plural ‎נִעצמָדִים‎ Num 25:5 join, attach, oneself to (‎ל‎) Baal Peor, i.e. adopt his worship Num 25:3; Num 25:5 (JE), whence Ps 106:28. Pu`al Participle feminine ‎צְצֻמֶּ֫דֶת‎ 2Sam 20:8 a sword bound upon (‎עַל‎) his loins. Hiph`il Imperfect 3 feminine singular ‎תַּצְמִיד מִרְמָה‎ Ps 50:19 thy tongue combineth (fitteth together, frameth) deceit (> denominative from ‎צֶמֶד‎ Gerber ¹⁷⁰).

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