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Etsem (עֶצֶם) means substance in Hebrew.

It can also mean object, item, and gist. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עֶצֶם
etsem
noun · masculine
In English

substance, object, item, gist

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Etsem.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    לשון המקראמשהו גשמי.
    וּנְשָׂאוֹ דּוֹדוֹ וּמְסָרְפוֹ לְהוֹצִיא עֲצָמִים מִן הַבַּיִת, וְאָמַר לַאֲשֶׁר בְּיַרְכְּתֵי הַבַּיִת הַעוֹד עִמָּךְ; וְאָמַר אָפֶס...
  2. 2
    המהות של הדבר, העיקר.
    וַיִּרְאוּ אֵת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְתַחַת רַגְלָיו כְּמַעֲשֵׂה לִבְנַת הַסַּפִּיר וּכְעֶצֶם הַשָּׁמַיִם לָטֹהַר
  3. 3
    פילוסופיה, בהשאלההיש הבסיסי הנושא תכונות ומאפיינים ("מקרים") אבל הוא עצמו אינו מאפיין או תכונה.
  4. 4
    מדעי המחשבמקום בזיכרון המחשב שיש לו ערך וקיים אליו קישור (רפרנט) ממזהה כלשהו. אובייקט יכול להיות משתנה, פונקציה, או מבנה נתונים.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Etsem is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
עֶצֶם
Written without vowel points
עצם
Said
etsem
Root
ע־צ־מ
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Plural
עֲצָמִים
Inflections
ר' עֲצָמִים
Gematria
200

This is how Etsem is said in other languages.

English
substance, object, item, gist
Russian
объект, суть
Spanish
esencial, artículo, objeto

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These words mean the opposite of Etsem.

  • מקרה

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The word Etsem comes from the root ע־צ־מ, like these words.

These words come before and after Etsem in the dictionary.

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What does Etsem (⁨עֶצֶם⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Etsem (⁨עֶצֶם⁩) means substance, object, and item. It is said etsem, with the stress on e.

What is a synonym for Etsem (⁨עֶצֶם⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Etsem (⁨עֶצֶם⁩) are ⁨גרם⁩, ⁨חפץ⁩, and ⁨אובייקט⁩.

What is the opposite of Etsem (⁨עֶצֶם⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Etsem (⁨עֶצֶם⁩) are ⁨מקרה⁩.

Is Etsem (⁨עֶצֶם⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Etsem (⁨עֶצֶם⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨עֲצָמִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עצם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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