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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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×
Genesis 26:16
Exodus — 2×
Exodus 1:7Exodus 1:20
Psalms — 6×
Psalms 38:19Psalms 40:5Psalms 40:12Psalms 69:4Psalms 105:24Psalms 139:17
Isaiah — 3×
Isaiah 29:10Isaiah 31:1Isaiah 33:15
Jeremiah — 5×
Jeremiah 5:6Jeremiah 15:8Jeremiah 30:14Jeremiah 30:15Jeremiah 50:17
Daniel — 3×
Daniel 8:8Daniel 8:24Daniel 11:23

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