Inflection of עֶצֶם

Noun – ketel pattern, masculine

Root: ע - צ - ם

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

Meaning

essence, substance, gist; object; -self (in pronominal forms)

Forms without pronominal affixes

	Singular	Plural
Absolute state	עֶצֶם etzem essence	עֲצָמִים atzamim essences
Construct state	עֶצֶם־ etzem- essence of ...	עַצְמֵי־ atzmei- essences of ...

Forms with pronominal affixes

Noun number	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	1st	עַצְמִי atzmi myself		עַצְמֵנוּ atzmenu ourselves
	2nd	עַצְמְךָ atzmecha yourself	עַצְמֵךְ atzmech yourself	עַצְמְכֶם atzmechem yourselves	עַצְמְכֶן atzmechen yourselves
	3rd	עַצְמוֹ atzmo himself	עַצְמָהּ atzma(h) herself	עַצְמָם atzmam themselves	עַצְמָן atzman themselves
Plural	1st	עֲצָמַי ~ עצמיי atzamay my essences		עֲצָמֵינוּ atzameinu our essences
	2nd	עֲצָמֶיךָ atzamecha your m. sg. essences	עֲצָמַיִךְ ~ עצמייך atzamayich your f. sg. essences	עַצְמֵיכֶם atzmeichem your m. pl. essences	עַצְמֵיכֶן atzmeichen your f. pl. essences
	3rd	עֲצָמָיו atzamav his / its essences	עֲצָמֶיהָ atzameha her / its essences	עַצְמֵיהֶם atzmeihem their m. essences	עַצְמֵיהֶן atzmeihen their f. essences