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Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31

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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #6105 - עָצַם

Transliteration

ʻâtsam

Phonetics

aw-tsam'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1673,1674

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to be vast, be numerous, be mighty
1. 1a)(Qal)
  1. to be mighty
  2. to be numerous
2. (Hiphil) to make strong, make mighty
to shut (the eyes), close (the eyes)
1. (Qal) to shut (the eyes)
2. (Piel) to shut tightly (the eyes)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1415 ‑ δυνατός (doo‑nat‑os'); 2480 ‑ ἰσχύω (is‑khoo'‑o); 2729 ‑ κατισχύω (kat‑is‑khoo'‑o); 2900 ‑ κραταιός (krat‑ah‑yos'); 4129 ‑ πληθύνω (play‑thoo'‑no); 4732 ‑ στερεόω (ster‑eh‑o'‑o); 2901 ‑ κραταιόω (krat‑ah‑yo'‑o); 2576 ‑ καμμύω (kam‑moo'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (19)

Genesis 1

Exodus 2

Psalms 5

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 3

BSB (18)

Genesis 1

Exodus 2

Psalms 6

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 3

CSB (20)

Genesis 1

Exodus 2

Psalms 6

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 3

ESV (20)

Genesis 1

Exodus 2

Psalms 6

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 3

KJV (20)

Genesis 1

Exodus 2

Psalms 6

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 3

LEB (20)

Genesis 1

Exodus 2

Psalms 6

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 3

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (20)

Genesis 1

Exodus 2

Psalms 6

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 3

ASV (19)

and hath closed 1

and made them stronger 1

and shall become strong 1

and shutteth 1

are increased 2

are mighty 1

hath broken his bones 1

how great 1

mightier than we 1

mighty 2

of them, they are more 1

shall be mighty 1

strong 1

they are more 1

was strong 1

were increased 2

BSB (18)

and shuts 1

and your numerous 2

are numerous 1

but at the height of his power 1

he has shut 1

many are 1

more numerous 2

numerous 1

strong 1

they are more 1

they are more than 1

to crush his bones 1

to power 1

too powerful 1

vast 1

will be great 1

CSB (20)

and powerful 1

are powerful 1

his bones 1

innumerable 2

more 2

more numerous 2

number 1

numerous 3

power 1

powerful 2

shut 1

shuts 1

vast 1

will be great 1

ESV (20)

bones 1

closed 1

flagrant 2

great 1

increased 1

mightier 1

mighty 2

more 2

number 1

shuts 1

strong 5

stronger 1

vast 1

KJV (20)

bones 1

closed 1

great 1

increased 4

mightier 1

mighty 4

more 2

shutteth 1

strong 4

stronger 1

LEB (20)

and ⌊at the height of its power⌋ 1

and he has shut 1

and he will become powerful 1

and shuts 1

and were 2

are mighty 1

are numerous 2

are vast 1

gnawed its bones 1

he also made 1

numerous 1

they are more 1

they would be too numerous to count 1

vast is 1

will be more numerous 1

will grow 1

without cause are numerous 1

you have become 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (20)

and has closed 1

and made them stronger 1

and many 1

and shall become strong 1

and shuts 1

are increased 1

are mighty 1

has broken his bones 1

how vast 1

is increased 1

mightier than we 1

mighty 2

shall be mighty 1

strong 1

they are more 1

was strong 1

were increased 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2569) m y o (אהתסמ AhTsM) AC: Abundant CO: Bone AB: Abundance: The numerous bones of the body are the strength to the body. [from: yo- as the bones are the tree of the body]

V) m y o (אהתסמ AhTsM) - I. Abundant:To be strong in might or numbers. From the abundant number of bones in the body. II. Shut:[Unknown connection to root;] KJV (20): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Piel) increase, mighty, strong, more, broken, close, great, shut - Strongs: H6105 (עָצַם)

N^m) m y o (אהתסמ AhTsM) - Bone: KJV (126): bone, selfsame, same, body, life, strength - Strongs: H6106 (עֶצֶם)

N^f1) e m y o (אהתסמה AhTsMH) - Abundance: KJV (3): strength, abundance - Strongs: H6109 (עָצְמָה)

d^m) m f y o (אהתסומ AhTsWM) - Abundant: KJV (31): strong, mighty, mightier, feeble, great, much - Strongs: H6099 (עָצֻם)

d^f1) e m f y o (אהתסומה AhTsWMH) - Abundance: KJV (1): strong - Strongs: H6110 (עֲצֻמוֹת)

g^m) m y f o (אהותסמ AhWTsM) - Strength: From the strength of the bones. KJV (3): might, strong, substance - Strongs: H6108 (עֹצֶם)

id^f1) e m f y o t (תאהתסומה TAhTsWMH) - Strength: KJV (1): power - Strongs: H8592 (תַּעֲצֻמוֹת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. [עָצֹם, compare Lag^{BN 31}], עָצַם

verb be vast, mighty, numerous (Late Hebrew Nithp. contend strenuously, and in derivatives; Phoenician in עצמת mighty deeds, עצמם bones; Arabic be great in bone, or anything, , bones; Ethiopic : id.; Aramaic עִטְמָא, thigh): —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular וְעָצַם consecutive Daniel 8:24; Daniel 11:23; 2 masculine singular עָצַמְתָּ Genesis 26:16; 3 plural עָֽצְמוּ Isaiah 31:1 +, עָצֵ֑מוּ Psalm 38:20; Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיַּעַצְמוּ Exodus 1:7,20; Infinitive construct עָצְמַת Isaiah 47:9; suffix עָצְמוֺ Daniel 8:8; —

1 be mighty, Genesis 26:16 (J; with מִן compare), Daniel 8:8,24; Daniel 11:23.

2 be numerous, "" דַבּוּ etc., Isaiah 31:1, בְּעָצְמַת חֲבָרַיִח מְאֹד Isaiah 47:9, Jeremiah 5:6; Jeremiah 30:14,15; Exodus 1:7 (P), Exodus 1:20 (J), Psalm 38:20; Psalm 69:5; with מִן compare Jeremiah 15:8; Psalm 40:6; Psalm 40:13; alone Psalm 139:17.

Hiph`il make strong, Imperfect 3 masculine singular: suffix וַיַּעֲצִימֵחוּ Psalm 105:24 + מִן compare

II. [עָצַם] verb shut the eyes (Late Hebrew Hiph`il; possibly connection with Syriac = id., Arabic , IV (on = see Nö^{ZMG xxxii (1878), 406}); Late Hebrew עִמֵּץ close eyes of dead; compare Ba^{Esther 5f.}); —

Qal Participle וְעֹצֵם עֵינָיו מִן Isaiah 33:15 shutteth his eyes from seeing

Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיְעַצֵּם אֶתעֵֿינֵיכֶם Isaiah 29:10 he hath tightly shut your eyes (compare I. עצה).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עָצַם

(1) prop. to bind, to bind fast, to tie up; as the eyes, Isaiah 33:15 see Piel. (Arabic عصم IV., to tie up a skin bottle; and more commonly عصب to tie. It is kindred to the verbs צָמַם, زمّ (צָמַד), also אָטַם, חָתַם, טְמַם). From the idea of tying (see גָּבַר, קָשַׁר ) it is

(2) intrans. once Med. E. עָצֵֽמוּ (Psalms 38:20), to be strong, powerful, Genesis 26:16 to become strong, Exodus 1:7, 20 Daniel 8:8, 24 11:23 (Arabic عَظُمَ to be great, of great importance; عِظْمُ greatness; عَظِبمُ great).

(3) to be strong in number, to be numerous, Psalms 38:20, 40:6, 13 Psalms 40:13(see עָצוּם ).

Piel, עִצֵּם

(1) i.q. Kal No. 1, Isaiah 29:10.

(2) denom. from עֶצֶם to break or to gnaw bones, Jeremiah 50:17. Compare גֵּרֵם.

Hiphil, to make strong, Psalms 105:24.

Derivatives [עָצוּם] עֶצֶם-עַצֻּמֹות and תַּעֲצֻמֹות.

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List of Word Forms

וְעָצַ֖ם וְעָצַ֤ם וְעֹצֵ֥ם וַ֝יַּֽעֲצִמֵהוּ וַיְעַצֵּ֖ם וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּ וּכְעָצְמ֗וֹ ויעצם ויעצמהו ויעצמו וכעצמו ועצם עִצְּמ֔וֹ עָ֝צְמ֗וּ עָ֝צְמוּ עָֽצְמוּ֙ עָֽצְמוּ־ עָצְמ֖וּ עָצְמ֣וּ עָצְמ֥וּ עָצֵ֑מוּ עָצַֽמְתָּ־ עצמו עצמו־ עצמת־ ‘ā·ṣam·tā- ‘ā·ṣê·mū ‘ā·ṣə·mū ‘ā·ṣə·mū- ‘āṣamtā- ‘āṣêmū ‘āṣəmū ‘āṣəmū- ‘iṣ·ṣə·mōw ‘iṣṣəmōw atzamta aTzemu itztzeMo ū·ḵə·‘ā·ṣə·mōw ucheatzeMo ūḵə‘āṣəmōw Vaiyaatzimehu vaiyaatzMu vayatzTzem veaTzam veoTzem way‘aṣṣêm way·‘aṣ·ṣêm way·ya·‘ă·ṣi·mê·hū way·ya·‘aṣ·mū wayya‘ăṣimêhū wayya‘aṣmū wə‘āṣam wə‘ōṣêm wə·‘ā·ṣam wə·‘ō·ṣêm