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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