Lexical Summary atsum: mighty, numerous Original Word: עָצוּםTransliteration: atsum Phonetic Spelling: (aw-tsoom') Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: mighty, numerous Meaning: powerful, numerous Strong's Concordance feeble, great, mighty, must, strong Or matsum {aw-tsoom'}; passive participle of atsam; powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous -- + feeble, great, mighty, must, strong. see HEBREW atsam Brown-Driver-Briggs H6099. atsum עָצוּם31 adjective mighty, numerous; — ׳ע Genesis 18:18 +, plural עֲצוּמִים Isaiah 8:7 +, עֲצֻמִים Micah 4:3 +; suffix עֲצוּמָיו Psalm 10:10; — 1 mighty, especially of people, strong in numbers (often "" גָּדוֺל רַב,) Genesis 18:18; Exodus 1:9 3t. J E; Deuteronomy 4:38 6t. D, Micah 4:3, 7; Zechariah 8:22; Isaiah 60:22 (opposed to צָעִיר), of locusts Joel 1:6; 2:2, 5, compare 2:11; so of חַיִל Daniel 11:25; עָצוּם לאֹ עַם, i.e. feeble Proverbs 30:26 (of the שָׁפָן); less often of individual ע ׳מְלָכִים Psalm 135:10; of waters Isaiah 8:7; ׳ע alone Proverbs 18:18 the mighty, Daniel 8:24; Psalm 10:10 his mighty ones i.e. claws, of lion, so Ew De Che Bae and others). 2 numerous, countless (all "" רַב): Amos 5:12; Psalm 35:18; as substantive = many Isaiah 53:12; Proverbs 7:26. — Isaiah 41:21 see עֲצֻמָה below III. עצם. below III. עצם (√ of following, si vera lectio; compare Arabic defend, protect, defence, see Du and compare Thes; > De Di and others your mighty things strong arguments (from עָצוּם, below I. עצם, which following perhaps imitates in vocalization)). |
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