Mighty
עָצוּםStrong’s H6099atsum (a-tsum)
Appears in 31 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Atsum is the Hebrew word usually translated “mighty”, “numerous” and “among mighty his”. It appears in 31 verses of the Old Testament.
“And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.”
Meaning
- Mighty, vast, numerousmighty, strong (in number) · numerous, countless
How it's translated
- mighty 16
- and mighty 10
- numerous 2
- and numerous 2
- among mighty his 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Deuteronomy 6
- Joel 4
- Numbers 3
- Psalms 3
- Proverbs 3
- Isaiah 3
13 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 11:25In contextAnd he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.
- Zechariah 8:22In contextYea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.
- Genesis 18:18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
- Exodus 1:9And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
- Numbers 14:12I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.
- Numbers 22:6Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
Hebrew dictionary
עָצוּם atsum · mighty
1) mighty, vast, numerous 1a) mighty, strong (in number) 1b) numerous, countless
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mighty” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MI'GHTY, adjective
Having great bodily strength or physical power; very strong or vigorous; as a mighty arm.
- Very strong; valiant; bold; as a mighty man of valor. Judges 6:12
- Very powerful; having great command.“Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth” Genesis 10:8
- Very strong in numbers; as a mighty nation. Genesis 18:18
- Very strong or great in corporeal power; very able.“Wo to them that are mighty to drink wine” Isaiah 5:22
All definitions and other forms of “mighty”
- Violent; very loud; as mighty thunderings. Exodus 9:28Psalms 68:33
- Vehement; rushing with violence; as a mighty wind or tempest. Exodus 10:19Revelation 6:13
- Very great; vast; as mighty waters. Nehemiah 9:11
- Very great or strong; as mighty power. 2 Chronicles 26:12
- Very forcible; efficacious; as, great is truth and mighty
- Very great or eminent in intellect or acquirements; as the mighty Scaliger and Selden.
- Great; wonderful; performed with great power; as mighty works. Matthew 11:20
- Very severe and distressing; as a mighty famine. Luke 15:14
- Very great, large or populous; as a mighty city. Revelation 18:10
- Important; momentous.
MI'GHTY, adverb
In a great degree; very; as might wise; mighty thoughtful. [Colloquial.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.