- Original: צנם - Transliteration: Tsanam - Phonetic: tsaw-nam' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to dry up, harden, wither - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1935 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to blast or shrink: - withered. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • withered, 1 Genesis 41:23