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Lexicon :: Strong's H6105 - ʿāṣam

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עָצַם
Transliteration
ʿāṣam
Pronunciation
aw-tsam'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1673,1674

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: עצם.

Strong’s Definitions

עָצַם ʻâtsam, aw-tsam'; a primitive root; also denominatively (from H6106) to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones:—break the bones, close, be great, be increased, be (wax) mighty(-ier), be more, shut, be(-come, make) strong(-er).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H6105 in the following manner: increased (4x), mighty (4x), ...strong (4x), more (2x), broken his bones (1x), closed (1x), great (1x), mightier (1x), shutteth (1x), stronger (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H6105 in the following manner: increased (4x), mighty (4x), ...strong (4x), more (2x), broken his bones (1x), closed (1x), great (1x), mightier (1x), shutteth (1x), stronger (1x).

  1. to be vast, be numerous, be mighty

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be mighty

      2. to be numerous

    2. (Hiphil) to make strong, make mighty

  2. to shut (the eyes), close (the eyes)

    1. (Qal) to shut (the eyes)

    2. (Piel) to shut tightly (the eyes)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָצַם ʻâtsam, aw-tsam'; a primitive root; also denominatively (from H6106) to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones:—break the bones, close, be great, be increased, be (wax) mighty(-ier), be more, shut, be(-come, make) strong(-er).
STRONGS H6105: Abbreviations
† I. [עָצֹם, compare LagBN 31], עָצַם verb be vast, mighty, numerous (Late Hebrew Nithp. contend strenuously, and in derivatives; Phoenician in עצמת mighty deeds, עצמם bones; Arabic bdb078208be great in bone, or anything, bdb078209, bones; Ethiopic bdb078210: id.; Aramaic עִטְמָא, bdb078211thigh): —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְעָצַם consecutive Daniel 8:24; Daniel 11:23; 2nd person masculine singular עָצַמְתָּ Genesis 26:16; 3rd person plural עָֽצְמוּ Isaiah 31:1 +, עָצֵ֑מוּ Psalm 38:20; Imperfect 3rd person 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. make strong, Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular: suffix וַיַּעֲצִימֵחוּ Psalm 105:24 + מִן compare.

† II. [עָצַם] verb shut the eyes (Late Hebrew Hiph.; possibly connection with Syriac bdb078301= id., Arabic bdb078302, IV (on bdb078303= bdb078304see NöZMG xxxii (1878), 406); Late Hebrew עִמֵּץ close eyes of dead; compare BaES 5f.); —
Qal Participle וְעֹצֵם עֵינָיו מִן Isaiah 33:15 shutteth his eyes from seeing.
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיְעַצֵּם אֶתעֵֿינֵיכֶם Isaiah 29:10 he hath tightly shut your eyes (compare I. עצה).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

26:16; 26:16

Exodus

1:7; 1:7; 1:20; 1:20

Psalms

38:20; 38:20; 40:6; 40:13; 69:5; 105:24; 139:17

Isaiah

29:10; 31:1; 31:1; 33:15; 47:9; 47:9

Jeremiah

5:6; 15:8; 30:14; 30:15

Daniel

8:8; 8:8; 8:24; 8:24; 11:23; 11:23

H6105

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Strong's Number H6105 matches the Hebrew עָצַם (ʿāṣam),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:16 - Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Leave us and go elsewhere, for you have become much more powerful than we are."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:7 - The Israelites, however, were fruitful, increased greatly, multiplied, and became extremely strong, so that the land was filled with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:20 - So God treated the midwives well, and the people multiplied and became very strong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:19 - But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:5 - O LORD, my God, you have accomplished many things; you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us. No one can thwart you! I want to declare them and talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:12 - For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 - Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:24 - The LORD made his people very fruitful, and made them more numerous than their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:17 - How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:10 - For the LORD has poured out on you a strong urge to sleep deeply. He has shut your eyes (the prophets), and covered your heads (the seers).

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 - Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, those who rely on war horses, and trust in Egypt's many chariots and in their many, many horsemen. But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel and do not seek help from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 - The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others -

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 - So like a lion from the thicket their enemies will kill them. Like a wolf from the desert they will destroy them. Like a leopard they will lie in wait outside their cities and totally destroy anyone who ventures out. For they have rebelled so much and done so many unfaithful things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 - Their widows will become in my sight more numerous than the grains of sand on the seashores. At noontime I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of their young men. I will cause anguish and terror to fall suddenly upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:14 - All your allies have abandoned you. They no longer have any concern for you. For I have attacked you like an enemy would. I have chastened you cruelly. For your wickedness is so great and your sin is so much.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:15 - Why do you complain about your injuries, that your pain is incurable? I have done all this to you because your wickedness is so great and your sin is so much.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:17 - "The people of Israel are like scattered sheep which lions have chased away. First the king of Assyria devoured them. Now last of all King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has gnawed their bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:8 - The male goat acted even more arrogantly. But no sooner had the large horn become strong than it was broken, and there arose four conspicuous horns in its place, extending toward the four winds of the sky.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:24 - His power will be great, but it will not be by his strength alone. He will cause terrible destruction. He will be successful in what he undertakes. He will destroy powerful people and the people of the holy ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:23 - After entering into an alliance with him, he will behave treacherously; he will ascend to power with only a small force.
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