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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 Abimelek said to Isaac, “Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:7 - but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous 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 kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:19 - Many have become my enemies without cause[fn]; those who hate me without reason are numerous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:5 - Many, LORD my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:12 - For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 - Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me. I am forced to restore 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; he made them too numerous for their foes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:17 - How precious to me are your thoughts,[fn] God! How vast is the sum of them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:10 - The LORD has brought over you a deep sleep: He has sealed your eyes (the prophets); he has covered your heads (the seers).

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 - Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 - Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 - Therefore a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the desert will ravage them, a leopard will lie in wait near their towns to tear to pieces any who venture out, for their rebellion is great and their backslidings many.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 - I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. At midday I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of their young men; suddenly I will bring down on them anguish and terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:14 - All your allies have forgotten you; they care nothing for you. I have struck you as an enemy would and punished you as would the cruel, because your guilt is so great and your sins so many.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:15 - Why do you cry out over your wound, your pain that has no cure? Because of your great guilt and many sins 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 scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first to devour them was the king of Assyria; the last to crush their bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:8 - The goat became very great, but at the height of its power the large horn was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:24 - He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:23 - After coming to an agreement with him, he will act deceitfully, and with only a few people he will rise to power.
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