עָצוּם
a.tsum
“mighty”
Definition
powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous
or עָצֻם; passive participle of H6105 (עָצַם);
- mighty, vast, numerous 1a) mighty, strong (in number) 1b) numerous, countless
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Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
עָצוּם appears 31 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For I know that your transgressions are manyand your sins are numerous.You oppress the righteous by taking bribes;you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.
When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you—
The least of you will become a thousand,and the smallest a mighty nation.I am the LORD;in its time I will accomplish it quickly.
The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you.
Casting the lot ends quarrelsand separates strong opponents.
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