Midvash

עׇצְמָהʻotsmâh

might (Isaiah 40:29)

Pronunciation: ots-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6109

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Isaiah 40:29 He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
  • Isaiah 47:9 Well, both these things will come upon you in a moment: widowhood and the loss of your children. Yes, these calamities will come upon you, despite all your witchcraft and magic.
  • Nahum 3:9 Ethiopia and the land of Egypt gave unlimited assistance. The nations of Put and Libya were among her allies.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).