strength
o.tsem denotes strength in references to a hand's force or to a person's bodily frame.
The attested uses concern strength associated with a hand in Deuteronomy 8:17 and Job 30:21; Psalm 139:15 presents the term in the statement that the speaker's frame was not hidden.
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Strength associated with a hand · dominant
In Deuteronomy 8:17, the construct noun occurs in the speaker's claim that personal strength and the strength of his hand produced wealth. In Job 30:21, the same construct form occurs in the complaint that the hand's strength is used in hatred; the APB renders both clauses with “strength.”
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A person's bodily frame · occasional
In Psalm 139:15, the construct noun occurs in the statement that the speaker's frame was not hidden while he was made in secret. The APB renders the clause “My frame was not hidden from you.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “strength” in Deuteronomy 8:17 and Job 30:21, while Psalm 139:15 has “frame.” These renderings present the clauses rather than fixed equivalents for the term.