עצם
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עצם¹
- /ʕasˤm/
- /ˈʕɛsˤɛm/
- [ˈʕɛːsˤɛm]
- /ˈet͡sem/
- /ˈʕesˀem/
- /ˈ(ʕ)et͡sem/
- [ˈŋet͡sem]
- /ˈʕæsˀæm/
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯ̣m-. Cognate with Arabic عَظْم (ʕaẓm) and Aramaic עַטְמָא.
noun עֶצֶם · étsem · עֲצָמוֹת · עֶצֶם־ · עַצְמוֹת־
- bone
noun עֶצֶם · étsem · עֲצָמִים · עֶצֶם־ · עֲצָמֵי־
- a thing, object
- gist, essence זהו עצם העניין.
- exact וְהֵם חָיוּ בְּאוֹשֶׁר וְעוֹשֶׁר עָד עֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
- self ראיתי את עצמי בראי.
- substance
עצם²
verb עִצֵּם · itsém
- Defective spelling of עיצם
עצם³
Where it comes from
Compare Aramaic עֲמַץ and Arabic أَغْمَضَ (ʔaḡmaḍa, “to close (one's eyes); to ignore”).
verb עָצַם · atsám · נֶעֱצַם · לעצום · לַעֲצֹם · עֲצִימָה
- to close (one's eyes) עצמתי עיני אטמתי ליבי
עצם⁴
Where it comes from
Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎕𐎎 (ʿṣm, “strong”) and Arabic عَظُمَ (ʕaẓuma, “to be strong”).
verb עָצַם · atsám · לעצום · לַעֲצֹם · - · עָצוּם
- to become mighty
עצם⁵
noun עֹצֶם · ótsem
- defective spelling of עוצם
proper noun עֹצֶם · ótsem
- defective spelling of עוצם
In English
Talk about this word "עצם." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A6%D7%9D. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026. עצם. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 8, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A6%D7%9D "עצם." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 8, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A6%D7%9D.Cite this
@misc{micwyn_2026,
title = {עצם},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A6%D7%9D},
urldate = {2026-11-08}
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