Strong’s H6099 · Hebrew

עָצוּם
ʻâtsûwm
aw-tsoom'

Definition

powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous

Etymology

or עָצֻם; passive participle of H6105 (עָצַם);

Where the KJV renders it

  • feeble
  • great
  • mighty
  • must
  • strong

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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