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Where does “עצם” come from?

עצם (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic ʕaṯ̣m- — bone.

עצם (Hebrew): bone; a thing, object; gist, essence

Definitions

  1. bone; a thing, object; gist, essence

Ancestry of “עצם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticʕaṯ̣m-bone

Words derived from “עצם”

  • בעצם
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