H6105B

עָצַם

a.tsamH:V

to shut eyes

1) to shut (the eyes), close (the eyes) 1a) (Qal) to shut (the eyes) 1b) (Piel) to shut tightly (the eyes)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

I. [עָצֹם, compare Lag^{BN 31}], עָצַם verb be vast, mighty, numerous (Late Hebrew Nithp. contend strenuously, and in derivatives; Phoenician in עצמת mighty deeds, עצמם bones; Arabic be great in bone, or anything, , bones; Ethiopic : id.; Aramaic עִטְמָא, thigh): —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular וְעָצַם consecutive Dan 8:24; Dan 11:23 2 masculine singular עָצַמְתָּ Gen 26:16 3 plural עָֽצְמוּ Isa 31:1 +, עָצֵ֑מוּ Ps 38:20 Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיַּעַצְמוּ Exod 1:7; Exod 1:20 Infinitive construct עָצְמַת Isa 47:9 suffix עָצְמוֺ Dan 8:8 —

1. be mighty, Gen 26:16 (J; with מִן compare), Dan 8:8; Dan 8:24; Dan 11:23.

2. be numerous, || דַבּוּ etc., Isa 31:1, בְּעָצְמַת חֲבָרַיִח מְאֹד Isa 47:9, Jer 5:6; Jer 30:14; Jer 30:15; Exod 1:7 (P), vExod 1:20 (J), Ps 38:20; Ps 69:5 with מִן compare Jer 15:8; Ps 40:6; Ps 40:13 alone Ps 139:17. Hiph`il make strong, Imperfect 3 masculine singular: suffix וַיַּעֲצִימֵחוּ Ps 105:24 + מִן compare

II. [עָצַם] verb shut the eyes (Late Hebrew Hiph`il; possibly connection with Syriac = id., Arabic , IV (on = see Nö^{ZMG xxxii (1878), 406}); Late Hebrew עִמֵּץ close eyes of dead; compare Ba^{ES 5f.}); —

Qal Participle וְעֹצֵם עֵינָיו מִן Isa 33:15 shutteth his eyes from seeing Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיְעַצֵּם אֶתעֵֿינֵיכֶם Isa 29:10 he hath tightly shut your eyes (compare I. עצה).

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