עצם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־צ־ם‎ (ʿ-ṣ-m)

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

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
    • 2013, נתן גושן, ליבי:
      ‏,הנה אני לא דומה לעצמי לא דומה גם למה שהייתי‎
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    ‏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

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew עצם‎.

Adjective

עצם • (etsem)

  1. in itself, as such

Adverb

עצם • (etsem)

  1. in itself, as such

Noun

עצם • (etsem) m

  1. gist, essence
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