The Hebrew word for bone is
עֶצֶם
étsem
Translations for bone and their definitions
| עצם | |
| 1. n. bone | |
| 2. n. a thing, object | |
| 3. n. gist, essence | |
| זהו עצם העניין. (zéhu 'étsem ha'inyán.) - That is the essence of the thing. | |
| 4. n. 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 ha | |
| 5. n. (with possessive suffix) self | |
| ראיתי את עצמי בראי. (raíti ét 'atsmí bar'í.) - I saw myself in the mirror. | |
| 6. n. (philosophy) substance | |
| 7. v. to close (one's eyes) | |
| 8. v. (literary) to become mighty |
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