Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
be vast
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
Atsam means “close” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H6105 עָצַם (`atsam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `atsam (aw-tsam') v. 1. to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes) 2. intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous It has 20 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include eyes. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
`atsam (aw-tsam') v. 1. to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes) 2. intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous 3. denominatively (from H6106) to crunch the bones [a primitive root] KJV: break the bones, close, be great, be increased, be (wax) mighty(-ier), be more, shut, be(-come, make) strong(-er). See also: H6106
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be vast
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
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `atsam, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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20 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6105.
And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.
All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.
Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6105, grouped by book.
Atsam (Strong's H6105) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "close". `atsam (aw-tsam') v. 1. to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes) 2. intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous
This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H6105 across 6 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6105 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as eyes. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.