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עצם

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Hebrew

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עצם שנמצאה בחוף

Etymology

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Root
ע־צ־ם (ʿ-ts-m)
7 terms

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯ̣m-. Cognate with Arabic عَظْم (ʕaẓm) and Aramaic עַטְמָא.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. bone

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Noun

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עֶצֶם (étsemm (plural indefinite עֲצָמִים, singular construct עֶצֶם־, plural construct עֲצָמֵי־) [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 étsem 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

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עָצַם (atsám) (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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Verb

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עָצַם (atsám) (pa'al construction)

  1. (literary) to become mighty

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew עצם.

Adjective

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עצם (etsem)

  1. in itself, as such

Adverb

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עצם (etsem)

  1. in itself, as such

Noun

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עצם (etsemm

  1. gist, essence