Hebrew word study

עָצַםʻâtsam — to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes)

Pronounced “aw-tsam'”

to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones

Translated in the King James as: break the bones, close, be great, be increased, be (wax) mighty(-ier), be more, shut, be(-come, make) strong(-er).

Appears 20 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root; also denominatively (from H6106 (עֶצֶם))

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