Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
ע־צ־ם (ʿ-ṣ-m)

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯ̣m-. Cognate with Arabic عظم.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

עֶצֶם (étsemm (plural indefinite עֲצָמוֹת, plural construct עַצְמוֹת־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. bone

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Noun edit

עֶצֶם (étsemm (plural indefinite עֲצָמִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a thing, object
  2. gist, essence
    זהו עצם העניין.
    zéhu étsem ha'inyán.
    That is the essence of the thing.
  3. exact
    וְהֵם חָיוּ בְּאוֹשֶׁר וְעוֹשֶׁר עָד עֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
    v'hém khayú b'ósher v'ósher ad étzem hayóm hazé.
    And they lived happily ever after. [literally: And they lived in happiness and wealth to this very day.]
  4. (with possessive suffix) self
    ראיתי את עצמי בראי.
    raíti et atsmí bar'í.
    I saw myself in the mirror.
    • 2013, נתן גושן, ליבי:
      ,הנה אני לא דומה לעצמי לא דומה גם למה שהייתי
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  5. (philosophy) substance

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Verb edit

עָצַם ('atsám) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶעֱצַם)

  1. to close (one's eyes)
    • אפרת גוש, לראות את האור
      עצמתי עיני אטמתי ליבי

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עָצַם ('atsám) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. (literary) to become mighty

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Etymology edit

From Hebrew עצם.

Adjective edit

עצם (etsem)

  1. in itself, as such

Adverb edit

עצם (etsem)

  1. in itself, as such

Noun edit

עצם (etsemm

  1. gist, essence