עָצוּם
ʻâtsûwm · aw-tsoom'
powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous
Lexicon
Derivation: or עָצֻם; passive participle of H6105 (עָצַם);
powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous
- powerful (specifically, a paw)
- by implication, numerous
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [phrase] feeble, great, mighty, must, strong.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › to pursue the straight path › to fasten and establish › water, chaos, the mighty deep
To see and know that works to pursue the straight path that works to fasten and establish of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עָצוּם above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
31 occurrences · 31 OT · 0 NT · 21 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and mightier6 · 19%
- strong3 · 10%
- and mighty2 · 6%
- mighty2 · 6%
- and strong2 · 6%
- a strong2 · 6%
- for they are too mighty1 · 3%
- great1 · 3%
- mightier1 · 3%
- by his strong ones1 · 3%
- thee among much1 · 3%
- yea, many strong1 · 3%
- between the mighty1 · 3%
- are but a feeble1 · 3%
- with the strong1 · 3%
- the mighty1 · 3%
- and a strong1 · 3%
- as a strong1 · 3%
- for he is strong1 · 3%
- and your mighty1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.