Hebrew word
ʻâtsam
aw-tsam'
עָצַם
What it means
to bind fast, i.e. close
to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones
Where it comes from
a primitive root; also denominatively (from ʻetsem (עֶצֶם))