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Lexicon :: Strong's H5794 - ʿaz

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עַז
Transliteration
ʿaz
Pronunciation
az
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1596a

Strong’s Definitions

עַז ʻaz, az; from H5810; strong, vehement, harsh:—fierce, greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H5794 in the following manner: strong (12x), fierce (4x), mighty (3x), power (1x), greedy (1x), roughly (1x), stronger (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H5794 in the following manner: strong (12x), fierce (4x), mighty (3x), power (1x), greedy (1x), roughly (1x), stronger (1x).

  1. strong, mighty, fierce

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עַז ʻaz, az; from H5810; strong, vehement, harsh:—fierce, greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.
STRONGS H5794: Abbreviations
† עַז adjective strong, mighty, fierce; — ע׳ absolute Numbers 13:28 + 2 times, עָז Judges 14:18, עָ֑ז Amos 5:9 + 4 times; עַז construct Deuteronomy 28:50; Daniel 8:23; feminine עַזָּה Exodus 14:21 + 2 times; plural עַזִּים Ezekiel 7:24 + 3 times; feminine עַזּוֺת Proverbs 18:23; construct עַזֵּי Isaiah 56:11; — strong, mighty, wind Exodus 14:21 (J); border Numbers 21:24 (JE), but read probably יַעְזֵר (Greek Version of the LXX Di and others) Ya`zer was t. border; of people Proverbs 30:25 (figurative of ants), מַיִם עַזִּים Isaiah 43:16 (|| הַיָּם), Nehemiah 9:11; of love Songs 8:6; = substantive the mighty Amos 5:9; Ezekiel 7:24 + Proverbs 24:5 (of physical force; reading טוֺב מֵעַז or the like Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Targum KmpKau Wild Toy); formidable, fierce, of lion Judges 14:18, so (= substantive) Judges 14:14, of king Isaiah 19:4 (|| אֲדֹנִים קָשֶׁה, of people Numbers 13:28 (JE), Isaiah 25:3 (|| עָרִיצִים); of enemy 2 Samuel 22:18 = Psalm 18:18, so as substantive Psalm 59:4; פָּנִים עַז Deuteronomy 28:50 fierce of countenance, Daniel 8:23, so perhaps = impudent Ecclesiastes 8:1 (reading עַז for עֹז which see); of anger (אַף) Genesis 49:7 (poem in J), wrath (חֵמָה) Proverbs 21:14; הַכְּלָבִים עַזֵּינֶֿפֶשׁ Isaiah 56:11 dogs fierce of appetite (|| שָׂבְעָה יָֽדְעוּ לֹא); feminine plural as adverb accusative יַעֲנֶה עַזּוֺת Proverbs 18:23 the rich answereth fiercely.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:7

Exodus

14:21; 14:21

Numbers

13:28; 13:28; 21:24

Deuteronomy

28:50; 28:50

Judges

14:14; 14:18; 14:18

2 Samuel

22:18

Nehemiah

9:11

Psalms

18:18; 59:4

Proverbs

18:23; 18:23; 21:14; 24:5; 30:25

Ecclesiastes

8:1

Song of Songs

8:6

Isaiah

19:4; 25:3; 43:16; 56:11; 56:11

Ezekiel

7:24; 7:24

Daniel

8:23; 8:23

Amos

5:9; 5:9

H5794

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5794 matches the Hebrew עַז (ʿaz),
which occurs 24 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:3 - Ruben, thou [fn]art my first-born, thou my strength, and the first of my children, hard to be endured, hard and self-willed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:7 - Cursed be their wrath, for it was wilful, and their anger, for it was [fn]cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:21 - And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the Lord carried back the sea with a strong south wind all the night, and made the sea dry, and the water was divided.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:28 - Only the nation that dwells upon it is bold, and they have very great and strong walled towns, and we saw there the children of Enach.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:24 - And Israel smote him with the slaughter of the sword, and they became possessors of his land, from Arnon to Jaboc, as far as the children of Amman, for Jazer is the borders of the children of Amman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:50

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:50 - a nation bold in countenance, which shall not [fn]respect the person of the aged and shall not pity the young.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:14 - And he said to them, Meat came forth of the eater, and sweetness out of the strong: and they could not tell the riddle for three days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18 - And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day, before sunrise, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? and Sampson said to them, If ye had not ploughed with my heifer, ye would not have known my riddle.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:18 - He delivered me from my strong enemies, from them that hated me, for they were stronger than I.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:11 - And thou didst cleave the sea before them, and they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land; and thou didst cast into the deep them that were about to pursue them, as a stone in the mighty water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:17 - (LXX 17:18) He will deliver me from my mighty enemies, and from them that hate me; for they are stronger than I.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:3 - (LXX 58:4) For, behold, they have hunted after my soul; violent men have set upon me: neither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:14 - A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:25 - the ants which are weak, and yet prepare their food in summer;

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm; for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave, her shafts are shafts of fire, even the flames thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:4 - And I will deliver Egypt into the hands of men, of cruel lords; and cruel kings shall rule over them: thus saith the Lord of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:3 - Therefore shall the poor people bless thee, and cities of injured men shall bless thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:1 - In that day they shall sing this song in the land of Judea; Behold a strong city; and he shall make salvation its wall and bulwark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:16 - Thus saith the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty water;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:11 - Yea, they are insatiable dogs, that know not what it is to be filled, and they are wicked, having no understanding: all have followed their own ways, each according to his own will.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:24 - And I will turn back the boasting of their strength; and their holy things shall be defiled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:23 - And at the latter time of their kingdom, when their sins are coming to the full, there shall arise a king bold in countenance, and understanding riddles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:9 - who dispenses ruin to strength, and brings distress upon the fortress.
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