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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:3 - Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: H5794
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:7 - Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; H5794 and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:21 - And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong H5794 east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:28 - Nevertheless the people be strong H5794 that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:24 - And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong. H5794
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:50 - A nation of fierce H5794 countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:14 - And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong H5794 came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18 - And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger H5794 than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:18 - He delivered me from my strong H5794 enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:11 - And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty H5794 waters.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:17 - He delivered me from my strong H5794 enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:3 - For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty H5794 are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:23 - The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. H5794
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:14 - A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong H5794 wrath.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:25 - The ants are a people not strong, H5794 yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong H5794 as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:4 - And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce H5794 king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:3 - Therefore shall the strong H5794 people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:1 - In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:16 - Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty H5794 waters;
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:11 - Yea, they are greedy H5794 dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:24 - Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong H5794 to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:23 - And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce H5794 countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:9 - That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, H5794 so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
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