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עָצוּם
ʻâtsûwm · Hebrew · Strong's H6099 · 31 occurrences
The KJV renders 23 different Hebrew and Greek words as “great”
What it means
powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous
or עָצֻם; passive participle of H6105 (עָצַם);
How the KJV renders it
great, mighty, must, strong
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“great”
also renders hikanós (G2425), mégas (G3173), pleíōn (G4119), lían (G3029), ʼîysh (H376), ʼatstsîyl (H679), baʻal (H1167), bâqâr (H1241), gᵉlâl (H1560), chûwl (H2342), chalchâlâh (H2479), kâbad (H3513), kâbêd (H3515), lâbîyʼ (H3833), mᵉʼôd (H3966), marbeh (H4766), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâlâʼ (H6381), rab (H7229), rabrab (H7260), racham (H7356), saggîyʼ (H7689)
“mighty”
also renders dynástēs (G1413), krataiós (G2900), mégas (G3173), ischyrós (G2478), dynatós (G1415), bíaios (G972), ʼâbîyr (H46), ʼabbîyr (H47), ʼaddîyr (H117), ʼûwl (H193), ʼayil (H352), ʼêythân (H386), ʼâphîyq (H650), gibbâr (H1401), gâdôwl (H1419), châzâq (H2389), kabbîyr (H3524), ʻaz (H5794), ʻârîyts (H6184), rab (H7227), taqqîyph (H8624)
“strong”
also renders enérgeia (G1753), mégas (G3173), stereós (G4731), dynatós (G1415), ʼabbîyr (H47), ʼêythân (H386), bâtsar (H1219), gibbôwr (H1368), gerem (H1634), châzâq (H2389), chayil (H2428), chăçîyn (H2626), kabbîyr (H3524), mibtsâr (H4013), mâtsôwr (H4692), ʻaz (H5794), ʻôz (H5797), ʻizzûwz (H5808), ʻatstsumâh (H6110), ʻârîyts (H6184), taqqîyph (H8624)
“must”
also renders deî (G1163)
Where it appears
31 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
Amos 5:12 HC/AampaDaniel 8:24 HAampaDaniel 11:25 HC/AamsaDeuteronomy 4:38 HC/AampaDeuteronomy 7:1 HC/AampaDeuteronomy 9:1 HC/AampaDeuteronomy 9:14 HAamsaDeuteronomy 11:23 HC/AampaDeuteronomy 26:5 HAamsaExodus 1:9 HC/AamsaGenesis 18:18 HC/AamsaIsaiah 8:7 HTd/AampaIsaiah 53:12 HAampaIsaiah 60:22 HAamsaJoel 1:6 HAamsaJoel 2:2 HC/AamsaJoel 2:5 HAamsaJoel 2:11 HAamsaJoshua 23:9 HC/AampaMicah 4:3 HAampaMicah 4:7 HAamsaNumbers 14:12 HC/AamsaNumbers 22:6 HAamsaNumbers 32:1 HAamsaProverbs 7:26 HC/AampaProverbs 18:18 HAampaProverbs 30:26 HAamsaPsalm 10:10 HR/Aampc/Sp3msPsalm 35:18 HAamsaPsalm 135:10 HAampaZechariah 8:22 HAampa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.