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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

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.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:16 - Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are H6105 [fn]too mighty H6105 for us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:7 - But the sons of Israel were fruitful and [fn]increased and multiplied and became H6105 exceedingly [fn]mighty H6105, so that the land was filled with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:20 - So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became H6105 very [fn]mighty H6105.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:19 -

But my enemies are vigorous and [fn]strong H6105,

And those who wrongfully hate me abound.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:5 -

Many, O Yahweh my God, are the wondrous deeds You have done,

And Your thoughts toward us;

There is none to compare with You.

I would declare and speak of them,

But they are H6105 too numerous H6105 to recount.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:12 -

For evils beyond number have surrounded me;

My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;

They are H6105 more numerous H6105 than the hairs of my head,

And my heart has [fn]failed me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 -

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

Those who would [fn]destroy me are H6105 powerful H6105, being wrongfully my enemies;

What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:24 -

And He caused His people to be very fruitful,

And He caused H6105 them to be stronger H6105 than their adversaries.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:17 -

How precious are Your thoughts to me, O God!

How vast H6105 is the sum of them!

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:10 -

For Yahweh has poured over you a spirit of deep sleep;

He has shut H6105 your eyes, the prophets;

And He has covered your heads, the seers.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 -

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help

And rely on horses,

And trust in chariots because they are many

And in horsemen because they are H6105 very mighty H6105,

But they do not regard at the Holy One of Israel, nor seek Yahweh!

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 -

He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly;

He who rejects greedy gain of [fn]oppression,

And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;

He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed

And shuts H6105 his eyes from looking upon evil;

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 -

Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down;

A wolf of the deserts will devastate them;

A leopard is watching their cities.

Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces

Because their transgressions are many;

Their acts of faithlessness are H6105 mighty H6105.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 -

“Their widows will be H6105 more numerous H6105 before Me

Than the sand of the seas;

I will bring against them, against the mother of a choice man,

A destroyer at noonday;

I will suddenly bring down on her

Anguish and terror.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:14 -

‘All your lovers have forgotten you;

They do not seek you;

For I have [fn]wounded you with the wound of an enemy,

With the punishment of a cruel one,

Because your iniquity is numerous

And your sins are H6105 mighty H6105.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:15 -

‘Why do you cry out over your injury?

Your pain is incurable.

Because your iniquity is numerous

And your sins are H6105 mighty H6105,

I have done these things to you.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:17 -

“Israel is a scattered [fn]flock; the lions have banished them away. The first one who devoured him was the king of Assyria, and this last one who has broken H6105 his bones H6105 is Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:8 - Then the male goat magnified itself exceedingly. But as soon as it was mighty H6105, the large horn was broken; and in its place there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of [fn]heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:24 -

“His power will be H6105 mighty H6105, but not by his own power,

And he will [fn]destroy to an [fn]astonishing degree

And succeed and do his will;

He will [fn]destroy mighty men and [fn]the holy people.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:23 - “And after an alliance is made with him, he will [fn]practice deception, and he will go up and gain H6105 power H6105 with a small force of people.
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