Hebrew · H6106

עֶצֶם

A bone (as strong ); by extension, the body ; figuratively, the substance , i.e. (as pron.) selfsame

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עֶצֶם H6106

What does עֶצֶם mean in the Bible?

עֶצֶם is a Hebrew word meaning "a bone (as strong ); by extension, the body ; figuratively, the substance , i.e. (as pron.) selfsame".

Full entry for עֶצֶם (H6106) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does עֶצֶם mean in the Bible?

e. ) selfsame".

How does the BSB render H6106?

The BSB source-word alignment has 126 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the bones (17), my bones (16), bones (12), . . . (7), their bones (7).

Where does עֶצֶם appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 2:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (21), Psalms (15), Job (13), 2 Samuel (9).

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 bones 17× Exodus 13:19, Joshua 24:32, 2 Samuel 21:12, 2 Samuel 21:13

my bones 16× Genesis 50:25, Exodus 13:19, 1 Kings 13:31, Job 4:14

bones 12× Numbers 9:12, 1 Kings 13:2, 2 Kings 23:14, 2 Kings 23:20

. . . 7× Exodus 24:10, Leviticus 23:28, Leviticus 23:29, Leviticus 23:30

their bones 7× Numbers 24:8, 1 Samuel 31:13, 1 Chronicles 10:12, Lamentations 4:8

very 7× Genesis 17:23, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 12:41, Exodus 12:51

and blood 6× Genesis 29:14, Judges 9:2, 2 Samuel 5:1, 2 Samuel 19:12

bone 5× Genesis 2:23, Numbers 19:16, Ezekiel 37:7, Ezekiel 39:15

his bones 5× 1 Kings 13:31, 2 Kings 23:18, Job 20:11, Job 40:18

- 4× 2 Samuel 21:12, 2 Samuel 21:13, Ezekiel 24:2, Ezekiel 24:5

and my bones 3× Job 30:30, Psalms 31:10, Psalms 102:3

same 3× Genesis 17:26, Leviticus 23:21, Deuteronomy 32:48

and the bones 2× Jeremiah 8:1, Ezekiel 37:7

in his bones 2× Job 33:19, Proverbs 12:4

in my bones 2× Psalms 38:3, Jeremiah 20:9

let the bones 2× Psalms 51:8, Ezekiel 24:10

of my bones 2× Genesis 2:23, Psalms 42:10

On that very 2× Genesis 7:13, Joshua 5:11

[So David had] the bones 1× 2 Samuel 21:13

a bone 1× Numbers 19:18

along with those 1× 2 Kings 23:18

and bones 1× Job 2:5

and his bones 1× Job 21:24

and into his bones 1× Psalms 109:18

and you 1× Isaiah 66:14

any of the bones 1× Exodus 12:46

full of vigor 1× Job 21:23

limb by limb 1× Judges 19:29

or how the bones [are formed] 1× Ecclesiastes 11:5

Our bones 1× Ezekiel 37:11

over my life in this body 1× Job 7:15

so our bones 1× Psalms 141:7

So they left his bones 1× 2 Kings 23:18

their bodies 1× Lamentations 4:7

to my bones 1× Job 19:20

to the bones 1× Proverbs 16:24

to your bones 1× Proverbs 3:8

with bones 1× Job 10:11

your bones 1× Ezekiel 6:5

your frame 1× Isaiah 58:11

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 2:23

Aligned rows 126

Books represented 24

Genesis 7 Exodus 7 Leviticus 5 Numbers 4 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 3 Judges 2 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 9 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 7 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 1 Job 13 Psalms 15 Proverbs 5 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 7 Lamentations 4 Ezekiel 21 Amos 2 Micah 2 Habakkuk 1

Source forms

בְּעֶ֖צֶם 6x bə·‘e·ṣem Exodus 12:51, Leviticus 23:28, Leviticus 23:29, Leviticus 23:30

עַצְמ֣וֹת 6x ‘aṣ·mō·wṯ Joshua 24:32, 2 Samuel 21:13, 2 Kings 23:18, Psalms 53:5

עַצְמ֥וֹת 5x ‘aṣ·mō·wṯ Exodus 13:19, 2 Kings 23:14, 2 Kings 23:20, Jeremiah 8:1

בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙ 4x bə·‘e·ṣem Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:26, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 12:41

עֶ֖צֶם 4x ‘e·ṣem Joshua 10:27, Ezekiel 2:3, Ezekiel 24:2, Ezekiel 37:7

הָעֲצָמ֣וֹת 3x hā·‘ă·ṣā·mō·wṯ Ezekiel 37:3, Ezekiel 37:4, Ezekiel 37:11

עַצְמִ֥י 3x ‘aṣ·mî Genesis 29:14, 2 Samuel 19:12, 2 Samuel 19:13

בְּעֶ֣צֶם׀ 2x bə·‘e·ṣem Leviticus 23:21, Ezekiel 40:1

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine plural construct 18x Exodus 13:19, Joshua 24:32, 2 Samuel 21:12, 2 Samuel 21:13

Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 16x Genesis 7:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:26, Exodus 12:17

Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 13x Genesis 50:25, Exodus 13:19, 1 Kings 13:31, Job 4:14

Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 9x 1 Kings 13:31, 2 Kings 23:18, Job 20:11, Job 21:24

Article | Noun - feminine plural 6x 2 Kings 23:16, Ezekiel 24:5, Ezekiel 37:3, Ezekiel 37:4

Noun - feminine plural 6x Psalms 51:8, Proverbs 14:30, Ezekiel 24:4, Ezekiel 37:1

Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 5x 1 Samuel 31:13, 1 Chronicles 10:12, Ezekiel 32:27, Micah 3:2

Noun - feminine singular construct 5x Leviticus 23:14, Joshua 10:27, Ezekiel 2:3, Ezekiel 24:2

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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