Hebrew · H6108

עֹצֶם

Power ; hence, body

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עֹצֶם H6108

What does עֹצֶם mean in the Bible?

עֹצֶם is a Hebrew word meaning "power ; hence, body". power; hence, body BDB: might Usage: might, strong, substance.

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Meaning

power ; hence, body

Extended definition

power; hence, body BDB: might Usage: might, strong, substance.

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs

Word Origins

עֹצֶם is built from this root:

עָצַם H6105 to bind fast , i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous ; to crunch the bones

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

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