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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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, “Go away from here, because you are far too powerful for us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:7 - but the [fn]Israelites were prolific and increased greatly; [fn]they 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 was good to the midwives, and the people [of Israel] multiplied and became very strong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:19 -

But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong,

And those who hate me without cause are many.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:5 -

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonderful works which You have done,

And Your thoughts toward us;

There is none to compare with You.

If I would declare and speak of your wonders,

They would be too many to count.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:12 -

For innumerable evils have encompassed me;

My sins have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see.

They are more numerous than the hairs of my head,

And my heart has failed me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 -

Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;

Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully;

I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:24 -

There the LORD greatly increased [the number of] His people,

And made them more powerful than their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:17 -

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!

How vast is the sum of them!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:10 -

For the LORD has poured over you a spirit of deep sleep.

He has closed your eyes, [you who are] the prophets;

And He has covered your heads, [you who are] the seers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 -

Woe (judgment is coming) to those who go down to Egypt for help,

Who rely on horses

And trust in chariots because they are many,

And in horsemen because they are very strong,

But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek and consult the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 -

He who walks righteously and speaks with integrity,

Who rejects gain from fraud and from oppression,

Who shakes his hand free from the taking of bribes,

Who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed

And shuts his eyes to avoid looking upon evil;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 -

Therefore a lion from the forest will kill them,

A wolf of the deserts will destroy them,

A leopard is watching their cities.

Everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces,

Because their transgressions are many,

Their desertions of faith are countless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 -

“I will make their widows more numerous before Me

Than the sand of the seas;

I will bring against them, against the mother of the young men,

A [fn]destroyer at noonday;

I will suddenly cause anguish and terror

To fall on her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:14 -

‘All your lovers (allies) have forgotten you;

They do not seek and long for you.

For I have injured you with the wound of an enemy,

With the punishment of a cruel and merciless foe,

Because your guilt is great

And your sins are glaring and innumerable.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:15 -

‘Why do you cry out over your injury [since it is the natural result of your sin]?

Your pain is incurable (deadly).

Because your guilt is great

And your sins are glaring and innumerable,

I have done these things to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:17 -

“Israel is a hunted and scattered flock [driven here and there as prey]; the lions have chased them away. First the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken (gnawed) his bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:8 - Then the male goat magnified himself exceedingly, and when he was [young and] strong, the great horn (Alexander) was [suddenly] [fn]broken; and in its place there came up four prominent horns [among whom the kingdom was divided, one] toward [each of] the four winds of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:24 -

“His power will be mighty, but not by his own power;

And he will corrupt and destroy in an astonishing manner

And [he will] prosper and do exactly as he wills;

He shall corrupt and destroy mighty men and the holy people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:23 - “After an [fn]alliance is made with him he will work deceitfully, and he will go up and gain power with a small force of people.
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