צום

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צום

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Compare Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm), Ge'ez ጾም (ṣom).

noun צוֹם · tsom · צוֹמוֹת · צוֹם־ · צוֹמוֹת־

fast (a period of time, during which one abstains from food and drink) […]אֵבֶל גָּדוֹל לַיְּהוּדִים וְצוֹם וּבְכִי וּמִסְפֵּד שַׂק וָאֵפֶר יֻצַּע לָרַבִּים׃
Similar: תַּעֲנִית

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fasting act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food

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"צום." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%9D. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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צום. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%9D

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"צום." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%9D.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {צום},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}