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Lexicon :: Strong's H4581 - māʿôz

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מָעוֹז
Transliteration
māʿôz
Pronunciation
maw-oze'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1578a

Strong’s Definitions

מָעוֹז mâʻôwz, maw-oze'; (also מָעוּז mâʻûwz ); or מָעֹז mâʻôz (also מָעֻז mâʻuz; from H5810; a fortified place; figuratively, a defence:—force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (× most) strong (hold).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H4581 in the following manner: strength (24x), strong (4x), fortress (3x), hold (2x), forces (1x), fort (1x), rock (1x), strengthen (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x
The KJV translates Strong's H4581 in the following manner: strength (24x), strong (4x), fortress (3x), hold (2x), forces (1x), fort (1x), rock (1x), strengthen (1x).

  1. place or means of safety, protection, refuge, stronghold

    1. place of safety, fastness, harbour, stronghold

    2. refuge (of God) (fig.)

    3. human protection (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָעוֹז mâʻôwz, maw-oze'; (also מָעוּז mâʻûwz ); or מָעֹז mâʻôz (also מָעֻז mâʻuz; from H5810; a fortified place; figuratively, a defence:—force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (× most) strong (hold).
STRONGS H4581: Abbreviations
† מָעוֺז noun masculineJudges 6:26 place or means of safety, protection (MT suffixes as if from עזז, but probably erroneous, compare BuhlLex 13 Ges§ 85 k); — מ׳ absolute Judges 6:26 +, construct Isaiah 30:2 +; suffix מָעוּזִי 2 Samuel 22:33 (but read הַמְּאַזְּרֵנִי as || Psalm 18:33), מָעוּזִּי Psalm 31:3 +, מָעֻזִּי Isaiah 27:5 +, מָעוּזּוֺ Psalm 52:9 +, מָעֻזֹּה Daniel 11:10, etc. (read probably מְעוֺזִּי, etc.); plural מָעֻזִּים Daniel 11:38; Daniel 11:39, suffix מָעֻזְּנֶיהָ Isaiah 23:11, read מָעֻזֶּיהָ (Ges§ 20 o CheHeb. Hpt. and others; strike out dagesh forte in all, see above); —
1. literally place of safety Judges 6:26, hence (with the collateral idea of strength, as if from עזז = fastness Isaiah 23:11, 14 (in Isaiah 23:14 CheHeb. Hpt. proposes מְחוֺזְכֶם your city), Ezekiel 24:25; Ezekiel 30:15; Daniel 11:7, 10, 19, הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַמּ׳ Daniel 11:31, מִבְצְרֵי מָעֻזִּים Daniel 11:39; הַיָּם מ׳ i.e. harbour Isaiah 23:4, but strike out Ol Du CheHpt.; מֵאוֺיֵב מ׳ Nahum 3:11; compare עָרֵי מ׳ Isaiah 17:9.
2.
a. figurative, of God (י׳) as refuge Nahum 1:7; Psalm 27:1; Psalm 31:5; Psalm 37:39; Psalm 52:9; Isaiah 25:4 (twice in verse); Joel 4:16 [Joel 3:16], עֻזִּי וּמָעֻזִּי וּמְנוּסִי י׳ Jeremiah 16:19, יְשׁוּעוֺת מְשִׁיחוֺ מ׳ Psalm 28:8 (|| עָזֿ); so צוּר מ׳ Isaiah 17:10; Psalm 31:3, אֱלֹהֵי מ׳ Psalm 43:2; also יַחֲזֵק בְּמָעֻזִּי Isaiah 27:5 let him lay hold of my refuge (me as refuge); compare הִיא מָעֻזְּכֶם חֶדְוַת י׳ Nehemiah 8:10, לַתֹּם דֶּרֶךְ י׳ מ׳ Proverbs 10:29.
b. of a heathen god, אֱלוֺהַּ מָעֻזִּים Daniel 11:38 (read מְחֹזִים cities CheIsaiah 23:1, Heb. Hpt.).
3. figurative of human protection, פַּרְעֹה מ׳ Isaiah 30:2, 3 (both || צֵּל מִצְרַיִם); ראֹשִׁי אֶפְרַיִם מ׳ Psalm 60:9 = Psalm 108:9, i.e. my helmet; also (of angel) Daniel 11:1 (|| מַחֲזִיק).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

6:26; 6:26; 6:26

2 Samuel

22:33

Nehemiah

8:10

Psalms

18:33; 27:1; 28:8; 31:3; 31:3; 31:5; 37:39; 43:2; 52:9; 52:9; 60:9; 108:9

Proverbs

10:29

Isaiah

17:9; 17:10; 23:1; 23:4; 23:11; 23:11; 23:14; 23:14; 25:4; 27:5; 27:5; 30:2; 30:2; 30:3

Jeremiah

16:19

Ezekiel

24:25; 30:15

Daniel

11:1; 11:7; 11:10; 11:10; 11:19; 11:31; 11:38; 11:38; 11:39; 11:39

Joel

3:16

Nahum

1:7; 3:11

H4581

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Strong's Number H4581 matches the Hebrew מָעוֹז (māʿôz),
which occurs 37 times in 35 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:26 - and build an altar unto Jehovah thy God upon the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah which thou shalt cut down.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:33 -
God is my strong fortress;
And he guideth the perfect in his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:10 - Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:1 -
A Psalm of David.
Jehovah is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
Jehovah is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:8 -
Jehovah is their strength,
And he is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:2 -
Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily:
Be thou to me a strong rock,
A house of defence to save me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:4 -
Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me;
For thou art my stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39 -
But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah:
He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:2 -
For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou cast me off?
Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:7 -
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:7 -
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim also is the defence of my head;
Judah is my sceptre.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:8 -
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim also is the defence of my head;
Judah is my sceptre.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:29 -
The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright;
But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:9 - In that day shall their strong cities be as the forsaken places in the wood and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and it shall be a desolation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:10 - For thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength; therefore thou plantest pleasant plants, and settest it with strange slips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:4 - Be thou ashamed, O Sidon; for the sea hath spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:11 - He hath stretched out his hand over the sea, he hath shaken the kingdoms: Jehovah hath given commandment concerning Canaan, to destroy the strongholds thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:14 - Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:5 - Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; yea, let him make peace with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:2 - that set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:3 - Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19 - O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:25 - And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their heart, their sons and their daughters,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:15 - And I will pour my wrath upon Sin, the stronghold of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:1 - And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:7 - But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come unto the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:10 - And his sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through; and they shall return and war, even to his fortress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:19 - Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:31 - And forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and shall take away the continual burnt-offering, and they shall set up the abomination that maketh desolate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:38 - But in his place shall he honor the god of fortresses; and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones and pleasant things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:39 - And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god: whosoever acknowledgeth him he will increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:16 - And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but Jehovah will be a refuge unto his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:7 - Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:11 - Thou also shalt be drunken; thou shalt be hid; thou also shalt seek a stronghold because of the enemy.
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