# עָצַם (atsam)

Israeli respelling: a-tsam. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6105. 20 Old Testament occurrences.

to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones

King James renderings: break the bones, close, be great, be increased, be (wax) mighty(-ier), be more, shut, be(-come, make) strong(-er).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/atsam-h6105

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 26:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/26/16) — And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
- [Exodus 1:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/1/7) — And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled wit…
- [Exodus 1:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/1/20) — Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
- [Psalms 38:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/38/19) — But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
- [Psalms 40:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/40/5) — 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 ord…
- [Psalms 40:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/40/12) — 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 tha…
- [Psalms 69:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/69/4) — 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 migh…
- [Psalms 105:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/105/24) — And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
- [Psalms 139:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/139/17) — How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
- [Isaiah 29:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/29/10) — 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…
- [Isaiah 31:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/31/1) — 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…
- [Isaiah 33:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/33/15) — He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of brib…
- [Jeremiah 5:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/5/6) — 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: e…
- [Jeremiah 15:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/15/8) — 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 noon…
- [Jeremiah 30:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/30/14) — 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 crue…
- [Jeremiah 30:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/30/15) — Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have…
- [Jeremiah 50:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/50/17) — Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king…
- [Daniel 8:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/8/8) — 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…
- [Daniel 8:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/8/24) — And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destr…
- [Daniel 11:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/11/23) — And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.