עָצֹם atsom
Hebrew word for “be vast” · Strong’s H6105 · used 20 times in 20 verses
Meaning
1) to be vast, be numerous, be mighty; 1a)(Qal); 1a1) to be mighty; 1a2) to be numerous; 1b) (Hiphil) to make strong, make mighty
Senses in the lexicon
- be vast (18)
- to shut eyes (2)
How it is translated
Glosses given for atsom in context, with how often each is used:
- numerous 8
- became mighty 2
- have become too powerful 1
- too numerous 1
- made strong 1
- vast 1
- gnawed bones 1
- just as became mighty 1
- will be mighty 1
- will become mighty 1
- has shut 1
- one who shuts 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Exodus 1 (2), Psalms 40 (2), Jeremiah 30 (2), Daniel 8 (2), Genesis 26 (1), Psalms 38 (1), Psalms 69 (1), Psalms 105 (1), Psalms 139 (1), Isaiah 29 (1)
Forms
- עצמו 11
- ועצם 3
- ויעצמו 2
- עצמת 1
- ויעצמהו 1
- וכעצמו 1
- ויעצם 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with atsom more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- מְאֹד meod “much” 6
- רָבַב ravav “to multiply” 3
- שַׂעֲרָה saarah “hair” 2
- רֹאשׁ rosh “head” 4
- עָוֺן avan “iniquity” 3
- פָּרָה parah “be fruitful” 2
- אֹיֵב oyev “enemy” 3
- שָׁדַד shadad “to ruin” 2
- פָּלָא pala “to wonder” 2
- אַרְיֵה aryeh “lion” 2
- קָדוֹשׁ qadosh “holy” 2
- שֶׁקֶר sheqer “deception” 2
Key verses
The verses using atsom that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 1:7 — And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
- Psalms 40:5 — Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I…
- Psalms 40:12 — For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine…
- Psalms 69:4 — They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored…
- Isaiah 29:10 — For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
- Isaiah 31:1 — Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong;…
- Isaiah 33:15 — He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth…
- Jeremiah 5:6 — Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth…
- Jeremiah 30:14 — All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the…
- Jeremiah 30:15 — Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things…
- Jeremiah 50:17 — Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath…
- Daniel 8:24 — And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.