עצם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־צ־ם

From Proto-Semitic *ʿaθ̣m-.

Pronunciation

Noun

עֶצֶם (étsem) m (plural indefinite עֲצָמוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. bone
  2. a thing, object
  3. gist, essence
    זהו עצם העניין.
    zéhu 'étsem ha'inyán.
    That is the essence of the thing.
  4. exact
    וְהֵם חָיוּ בְּאוֹשֶׁר וָעוֹשֶׁר עָד עֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
    vehém ḥáyu beósher va'ósher 'ad 'étzem hayóm hazé.
    And they lived happily ever after. [literally: And they lived in happiness and wealth to this very day.]
  5. (with possessive suffix) self
    ראיתי את עצמי בראי.
    raíti ét 'atsmí bar'í.
    I saw myself in the mirror.
  6. (philosophy) substance

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

עָצַם ('atsám) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶעֱצַם)

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

Conjugation

Verb

עָצַם ('atsám) (pa'al construction)

  1. (literary) to become mighty
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