Strong's Definition
to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones
Derivation: a primitive root; also denominatively (from H6106 (עֶצֶם))
KJV Usage: break the bones, close, be great, be increased, be (wax) mighty(-ier), be more, shut, be(-come, make) strong(-er).
TWOT Reference: 1673,1674
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to be vast, be numerous, be mighty
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to be mighty
1a2) to be numerous
1b) (Hiphil) to make strong, make mighty
2) to shut (the eyes), close (the eyes)
2a) (Qal) to shut (the eyes)
2b) (Piel) to shut tightly (the eyes)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עָצַם
‛âtsam
BDB Definition:
1) to be vast, be numerous, be mighty
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be mighty
1a2) to be numerous
1b) (Hiphil) to make strong, make mighty
2) to shut (the eyes), close (the eyes)
2a) (Qal) to shut (the eyes)
2b) (Piel) to shut tightly (the eyes)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1673, 1674
Total KJV Occurrences: 21