What does עָצֶה mean in the Bible?
עָצֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "the spine (as giving firmness to the body)".
Hebrew · H6096
עָצֶה
The spine (as giving firmness to the body)
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עָצֶה H6096
What does עָצֶה mean in the Bible?
עָצֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "the spine (as giving firmness to the body)".
Full entry for עָצֶה (H6096) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render H6096?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include the backbone (1).
Where does עָצֶה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 3:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the backbone 1× Leviticus 3:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 3:9
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Leviticus 1
Source forms
הֶעָצֶ֖ה 1x he·‘ā·ṣeh Leviticus 3:9
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 3:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the spine (as giving firmness to the body)
Source Gloss
the spine (as giving firmness to the body)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the spine (as giving firmness to the body) BDB: spine Usage: backbone.
Word Origins
עָצֶה is built from this root:
עָצָה H6095
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain