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Lexicon :: Strong's H2220 - zᵊrôaʿ

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זְרוֹעַ
Transliteration
zᵊrôaʿ
Pronunciation
zer-o'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 583a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: זרוע (Strongs and Gesenius) זרועה (Strongs) זרעה (Strongs) זרע (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

זְרוֹעַ zᵉrôwaʻ, zer-o'-ah; or (shortened) זְרֹעַ zᵉrôaʻ; and (feminine) זְרוֹעָה zᵉrôwʻâh; or זְרֹעָה zᵉrôʻâh; from H2232; the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force:—arm, help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 91x

The KJV translates Strong's H2220 in the following manner: arm (83x), power (3x), shoulder (2x), holpen (1x), mighty (1x), strength (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 91x
The KJV translates Strong's H2220 in the following manner: arm (83x), power (3x), shoulder (2x), holpen (1x), mighty (1x), strength (1x).

  1. arm, forearm, shoulder, strength

    1. arm

    2. arm (as symbol of strength)

    3. forces (political and military)

    4. shoulder (of animal sacrificed)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זְרוֹעַ zᵉrôwaʻ, zer-o'-ah; or (shortened) זְרֹעַ zᵉrôaʻ; and (feminine) זְרוֹעָה zᵉrôwʻâh; or זְרֹעָה zᵉrôʻâh; from H2232; the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force:—arm, help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.
STRONGS H2220: Abbreviations
† זְרוֺעַ, זְרֹעַ noun feminineExodus 6:6 and (rare) masculineIsaiah 51:5, compare below arm, shoulder, strength (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian (Tel el Amarna102, 1. 12, etc.) zurû, compare JastrJBL xi, 1892, 123; Arabic ذِرَاعً; Aramaic דְּרָעָא, axixRD; Ethiopic መዝራዕት፡) — absolute זְרוֺעַ Exodus 6:6 +, זְרֹעַ Deuteronomy 7:19 +; construct זְרוֺעַ Psalm 10:15 +, זְרֹעַ Psalm 89:11 +; suffix זְרוֺעִי Jeremiah 27:5; Psalm 89:2, זְרֹעִי Isaiah 51:5; Isaiah 63:5; זְרוֺעֲךָ Psalm 71:18 +, זְרֹעֲךָ 1 Samuel 3:31 +, etc.; plural זְרֹעִים Daniel 11:31; construct זְרֹעֵי Genesis 49:24; suffix זְרֹעַי Isaiah 51:5, זְרֹעָיו 2 Kings 9:24; elsewhere feminine form, construct זְרוֺעוֺת Psalm 37:17, זְרֹעוֺת Job 22:9 + 6 times, זְרֹעֹת Deuteronomy 33:27; suffix זְרוֺעֹתָ֑י Psalm 18:35, זְרֹעֹתָ֑י 2 Samuel 22:35, etc. (In absolute and construct singular more often plene, in plural and with suffix more often defect. In three instances where ז׳ is masculine it means a political or military force Daniel 11:15, 22, 31). —
1. arm,
a. literally, of a man Judges 15:14; Judges 16:12; 2 Samuel 1:10; Isaiah 9:19; Isaiah 17:5 (probably accusative instrumental), Deuteronomy 33:20; Zechariah 11:17 (twice in verse); Songs 8:6; Daniel 10:6; Ezekiel 13:30 (strike out Co); כֹּחוֺ ז׳ Isaiah 44:12 (of a smith, forging); חֲשׂוּפָה ז׳ Ezekiel 4:7 (of prophet); in figure of י׳ teaching Ephraim to walk Hosea 11:3; זְרֹעֵי יָדָיו Genesis 49:24 arms of his hands, i.e. arms that by their strength enable him (Joseph) to draw the bow; וַיַּךְ אֶתיְֿהוֺרָם בֵּין זְרֹעָיו 2 Kings 9:24, i.e. his arms seen from behind, his shoulders.
b. arm as seat of (human) strength Psalm 18:35 = 2 Samuel 22:35; לֹאעֹז ז׳ Job 26:2, כּוֺחַ הַזּ׳ Daniel 11:6 compare Daniel 11:6; לֹא עֹז ז׳ Job 26:2; חִוַּקְתִּי ז׳ Hosea 7:15 compare Ezekiel 30:24, 25; also with שׁבר Psalm 10:15; Psalm 37:17; Jeremiah 48:25 (|| קֶרֶן), Ezekiel 30:21, 22, 24 compare Ezekiel 30:25; רָמָה תִּשָּׁבֵר ז׳ Job 38:15. — On Malachi 2:3 compare VB. Especially
c. Yahweh's arm as instrument of deliverance and judgment (often Deuteronomy, Jeremiah, Isa2, Psalms): — נְטוּיָה ז׳ Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 5:15; Deuteronomy 26:8; Ezekiel 20:33, 34; Psalm 136:12, compare Deuteronomy 7:19; Deuteronomy 11:2; 1 Kings 8:42 2 Chronicles 6:32 (all || יָד חֲזָקָה), Deuteronomy 9:29; 2 Kings 17:36; (of creation) Jeremiah 27:5; Jeremiah 32:17 (all || כֹּחַ גָּדוֺל); נְטוּיָה בִּז׳ Exodus 6:6 (P, or D's revision; no ||); חֲזָקָה זְ׳ Jeremiah 21:5 (|| יָד נְטוּיָה); גְּדֹל זרועך Exodus 15:16 (song), גֹּדֶל ז׳ Psalm 79:11; זְרוֺעִי תְאַמְּצֶנּוּ Psalm 89:22 (|| יָדִי); בִּזְ׳ Psalm 77:16; ז׳ Psalm 44:4 (|| יְמִינְךָ), קָדְשׁוֺ ז׳ Psalm 98:1 (|| יְמִינוֺ), compare Isaiah 52:10; עֻוָּךָ ז׳ Psalm 89:11 compare Isaiah 62:8 (|| יְמִינוֺ); לִבְּשִׁיעֹֿז זְרוֺעַ י׳ Isaiah 51:9; לְךָ ז׳ עִםגְּֿבוּרָ֑ה Psalm 89:14; תִּפְאַרְתּוֺ ז׳ Isaiah 63:12; as support of weak Isaiah 40:11 (figurative of shepherd), compare זְרֹעֹת עוֺלָם Deuteronomy 33:27; נַחַת זְרוֺעוֺ יַרְאֶה Isaiah 30:30 (of lightning stroke, || השׁמיע הוֺד קולו of thunder); also אִםוְֿרוֺעַ כָּאֵל לָךְ Job 40:9.Hence,
2. arm, as symbol of strength:
a. human 1 Samuel 2:31 (twice in verse) (Greek Version of the LXX read זַרְעֲךָ and זֶרַע, but see Klo Dr), Ezekiel 22:6; Ezekiel 31:17; וַתְּאַמֵּץ זְרוֺעתֶיהָ Proverbs 31:17; בָּשָׂר ז׳ 2 Chronicles 32:8; שָׁם בָּשָׂר זְרֹעוֺ Jeremiah 17:5 (|| יִבְטַח בָּאָדָם); compare Psalm 44:4 (|| חַרְבָּם); אישׁ זרוע Job 22:8; זְרֹעוֺת יְתֹמִים Job 22:9 (i.e. strength, resources); הָיוּ זרוע לִבְּנֵילֿוֺט Psalm 83:9; רַבִּים ז׳ Job 35:9; זְרֹעַ גְּדוֺלָה Ezekiel 17:9 (for pulling up a tree, in metaphor).
b. = divine strength Psalm 71:18 (|| גְּבוּרָה), זְרֹעוֺ משְׁלָה לוֺ Isaiah 40:10 (|| חָזָק); יִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּ עַמִּים זְרֹעַי Isaiah 51:5 [Str thinks masculine to avoid verbal ending נָה, compare Isaiah 49:11]; and help Isaiah 33:2 (|| יְשׁוּעָה) compare Isaiah 59:16; Isaiah 63:5; see also Isaiah 53:1.
3. plural forces, political and military, with יִעֲמֹ֑דוּ Daniel 11:15, 31; Daniel 11:22 (see Bev).
4. Shoulder of animal sacrificed, belonging to priest Numbers 6:19 (P) Deuteronomy 18:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:24; 49:24

Exodus

6:6; 6:6; 6:6; 15:16

Numbers

6:19

Deuteronomy

4:34; 5:15; 7:19; 7:19; 9:29; 11:2; 18:3; 26:8; 33:20; 33:27; 33:27

Judges

15:14; 16:12

1 Samuel

2:31

2 Samuel

1:10; 22:35; 22:35

1 Kings

8:42

2 Kings

9:24; 9:24; 17:36

2 Chronicles

6:32; 32:8

Job

22:8; 22:9; 22:9; 26:2; 26:2; 35:9; 38:15; 40:9

Psalms

10:15; 10:15; 18:35; 18:35; 37:17; 37:17; 44:4; 44:4; 71:18; 71:18; 77:16; 79:11; 83:9; 89:2; 89:11; 89:11; 89:14; 89:22; 98:1; 136:12

Proverbs

31:17

Song of Songs

8:6

Isaiah

9:19; 17:5; 30:30; 33:2; 40:10; 40:11; 44:12; 49:11; 51:5; 51:5; 51:5; 51:5; 51:9; 52:10; 53:1; 59:16; 62:8; 63:5; 63:5; 63:12

Jeremiah

17:5; 21:5; 27:5; 27:5; 32:17; 48:25

Ezekiel

4:7; 17:9; 20:33; 20:34; 22:6; 30:21; 30:22; 30:24; 30:24; 30:25; 30:25; 31:17

Daniel

10:6; 11:6; 11:6; 11:15; 11:15; 11:22; 11:22; 11:31; 11:31; 11:31

Hosea

7:15; 11:3

Zechariah

11:17

Malachi

2:3

H2220

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Strong's Number H2220 matches the Hebrew זְרוֹעַ (zᵊrôaʿ),
which occurs 91 times in 84 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Isa 44:12–Zec 11:17)

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:14 - “Assemble, H6908 all H3605 of you, and listen! H8085
Who H4310 among them has declared H5046 these H428 things? H428
The LORD H3068 loves H157 him; he will carry H6213 out His good H2656 pleasure H2656 on Babylon, H894
And His arm H2220 will be against the Chaldeans. H3778

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5 - “My righteousness H6664 is near, H7138 My salvation H3468 has gone H3318 forth, H3318
And My arms H2220 will judge H8199 the peoples; H5971
The coastlands H339 will wait H6960 for Me,
And for My arm H2220 they will wait H3176 expectantly. H3176

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:9 - Awake, H5782 awake, H5782 put H3847 on strength, H5797 O arm H2220 of the LORD; H3068
Awake H5782 as in the days H3117 of old, H6924 the generations H1755 of long H5769 ago. H5769
Was it not You who cut H2672 Rahab H7293 in pieces, H2672
Who pierced H2490 the dragon? H8577

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:10 - The LORD H3068 has bared H2834 His holy H6944 arm H2220
In the sight H5869 of all H3605 the nations, H1471
[fn]That all H3605 the ends H657 of the earth H776 may see H7200
The salvation H3444 of our God. H430

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:1 - Who H4310 has believed H539 our message? H8052
And to whom H4310 has the arm H2220 of the LORD H3068 been revealed? H1540

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:16 - And He saw H7200 that there H369 was no H369 man, H376
And was astonished H8074 that there H369 was no H369 one H369 to intercede; H6293
Then His own arm H2220 brought H3467 salvation H3467 to Him,
And His righteousness H6666 upheld H5564 Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:8 - The LORD H3068 has sworn H7650 by His right H3225 hand H3225 and by His strong H5797 arm, H2220
“I will never H518 again H5750 give H5414 your grain H1715 as food H3978 for your enemies; H340
Nor H518 will [fn]foreigners H1121 H5236 drink H8354 your new H8492 wine H8492 for which H834 you have labored.” H3021

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And I was astonished H8074 and there H369 was no H369 one H369 to uphold; H5564
So My own arm H2220 brought H3467 salvation H3467 to Me,
And My wrath H2534 upheld H5564 Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:12 - Who caused His glorious H8597 arm H2220 to go H1980 at the right H3225 hand H3225 of Moses, H4872
Who divided H1234 the waters H4325 before H4480 H6440 them to make H6213 for Himself an everlasting H5769 name, H8034

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:5 - Thus H3541 says H559 the LORD, H3068
“Cursed H779 is the man H1397 who H834 trusts H982 in mankind H120
And makes H7760 flesh H1320 his [fn]strength, H2220
And whose heart H3820 turns H5493 away H5493 from the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:5 - “I Myself H589 will war H3898 against H854 you with an outstretched H5186 hand H3027 and a mighty H2389 arm, H2220 even in anger H639 and wrath H2534 and great H1419 indignation. H7110

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:5 - “I have made H6213 the earth, H776 the men H120 and the beasts H929 which H834 are on the face H6440 of the earth H776 by My great H1419 power H3581 and by My outstretched H5186 arm, H2220 and I will give H5414 it to the one who H834 is [fn]pleasing H3474 in My sight. H5869

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:25 - “The horn H7161 of Moab H4124 has been cut H1438 off H1438 and his arm H2220 broken,” H7665 declares H5002 the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:20 - Therefore, H3651 thus H3541 says H559 the Lord H136 GOD, H3068 “Behold, H2009 I am against H413 your magic bands H3704 by which H834 you hunt H6679 [fn]lives H5315 there H8033 as [fn]birds H6524 and I will tear H7167 them from your arms; H2220 and I will let H7971 [fn]them go, H7971 even H853 those [fn]lives H5315 whom H834 you hunt H6679 as [fn]birds. H6524

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:22 - “Therefore H3651 thus H3541 says H559 the Lord H136 GOD, H3068 ‘Behold, H2009 I am against H413 Pharaoh H6547 king H4428 of Egypt H4714 and will break H7665 his arms, H2220 both the strong H2389 and the broken; H7665 and I will make the sword H2719 fall H5307 from his hand. H3027

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Yet they devise H2803 evil H7451 against H413 Me.

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[fn]I took H3947 them in My arms; H2220
But they did not know H3045 that I healed H7495 them.

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Who leaves H5800 the flock! H6629
A sword H2719 will be on his arm H2220
And on his right H3225 eye! H5869
His arm H2220 will be totally H3001 withered H3001
And his right H3225 eye H5869 will be [fn]blind.” H3543

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Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
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Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan