Strong's Lexicon

H6105

H6105 — עָצַם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewatsamverbOccurrences: 20TWOT: 1674

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6105
Word:	עָצַם
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	20
Transliteration:	atsam
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`atsam (aw-tsam') v.
Meaning:	1. to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes) 2. intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous 3. denominatively (from H6106) to crunch the bones
KJV Renderings:	break the bones, close, be great, be increased, be (wax) mighty(-ier), be more, shut, be(-come, make) strong(-er).

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BDB6291

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 [untranscribed source text 4012] be great in bone, or anything, [untranscribed source text 4013], bones; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4014]: id.; Aramaic עִטְמָא, [untranscribed source text 4015] thigh): —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular וְעָצַם consecutive Dan 8:24; Dan 11:23 2 masculine singular עָצַמְתָּ Gen 26:16 3 plural עָֽצְמוּ Isa 31:1 +, עָצֵ֑מוּ Ps 38:20 Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיַּעַצְמוּ Exod 1:7; Exod 1:20 Infinitive construct עָצְמַת Isa 47:9 suffix עָצְמוֺ Dan 8:8 —

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

2. be numerous, || דַבּוּ etc., Isa 31:1, בְּעָצְמַת חֲבָרַיִח מְאֹד Isa 47:9, Jer 5:6; Jer 30:14 ; Jer 30:15; Exod 1:7 ( P ), Exod 1:20 ( J ), Ps 38:20; Ps 69:5 with מִן compare Jer 15:8; Ps 40:6; Ps 40:13 alone Ps 139:17.

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

BDB6299

II. [עָצַם] verb shut the eyes (Late Hebrew Hiph`il; possibly connection with Syriac [untranscribed source text 4016] = id., Arabic [untranscribed source text 4017], IV (on [untranscribed source text 4018] = [untranscribed source text 4019] see Nö^{ZMG xxxii (1878), 406}); Late Hebrew עִמֵּץ close eyes of dead; compare Ba^{ES 5f.}); —

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

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

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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