*עֲשַׁשׁ, *עֲשַׁשׁ (v. אָשַׁשׁ) to be strong. Ithpa. - אִתְעַשֵּׁשׁto exercise one’s strength. Midr. Till. to Ps. XIX, 1 מאבנא דהוא מִתְעַשֵּׁשׂ (בה) וכ׳ by the stone with which he practices you can tell his strength; [ed. Bub., a. Yalk. Ps. 672 מִתְגּוֹשֵׁשׁ, h. form, v. גָּשַׁשׁ].