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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.
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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 36 times in 35 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:26 - And thou shalt build an altar to the Lord thy God on the top of this Maozi in [fn]the ordering it, and thou shalt take the second bullock, and shalt offer up whole-burnt-offerings with the wood of the grove, which thou shalt destroy.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:33 - It is the Mighty One who strengthens me with might, and has prepared my way without fault.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:10 - And the governor said to them, Go, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them that have nothing; for the day is holy to our Lord: and faint not, for the Lord is our strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:1 - (LXX 26:1) A Psalm of David, before he was anointed. The Lord is my light and my Saviour; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the defender of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:8 - (LXX 27:8) The Lord is the strength of his people, and the [fn]saving defender of his anointed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:2 - (LXX 30:3) Incline thine ear to me; make haste to rescue me: be thou to me for a protecting God, and for a house of refuge to save me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:4 - (LXX 30:5) Thou shalt bring me out of the snare which they have hidden for me; for thou, O Lord, art my defender.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39 - (LXX 36:39) But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:2 - (LXX 42:2) For thou, O God, art my strength: wherefore hast thou cast me off? and why do I go sad of countenance, while the enemy oppresses me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:7 - (LXX 51:9) Behold the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:7 - (LXX 59:9) Galaad is mine, and Manasse is mine; and Ephraim is the [fn]strength of my head;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:8 - (LXX 107:9) Galaad is mine; and Manasses is mine; and Ephraim is the help of mine head; Judas is my king;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:29 - The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin comes to them that work wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:9 - In that day thy cities shall be deserted, as the Amorites and the Evæans deserted theirs, because of the children of Israel; and they shall be desolate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:10 - Because thou hast forsaken God thy Saviour, and hast not been mindful of the Lord thy helper; therefore shalt thou plant a [fn]false plant, and a false seed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:4 - Be ashamed, O Sidon: the sea has said, yea, the strength of the sea has said, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, nor have I brought up young men, nor reared virgins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:11 - And thy hand prevails no more by sea, which [fn]troubled kings: the Lord of hosts has given a command concerning Chanaan, to destroy the strength thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:14 - Howl, ye ships of Carthage: for your strong hold is destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - For thou hast been a helper to every lowly city, and a shelter to them that were disheartened by reason of poverty: thou shalt deliver them from wicked men: thou hast been a shelter of them that thirst, and a refreshing air to injured men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:5 - I am burnt up; they that dwell in her shall cry, Let us make peace with him, let us make peace,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:2 - even they that proceed to go down into Egypt, but they have not enquired of me, that they might be helped by Pharao, and protected by the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:3 - For the protection of Pharao shall be to you a disgrace, and there shall be a reproach to them that trust in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19 - O Lord, thou art my strength, and mine help, and my refuge in days of evil: to thee the Gentiles shall come from the end of the earth, and shall say, How vain were the idols which our fathers procured to themselves, and there is no help in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:25 - And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take their strength from them, the pride of their boasting, the desires of their eyes, and the pride of their soul, their sons and their daughters,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:15 - And I will pour out my wrath upon Sais the strength of Egypt, and will destroy the multitude of Memphis.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:1 - And I in the first year of Cyrus stood to strengthen and confirm him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:7 - But out of the flower of her root there shall arise one on his place, and shall come against the host, and shall enter into the strongholds of the king of the north, and shall fight against them, and prevail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:10 - And his sons shall gather a multitude among many: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through, and he shall rest, and collect his strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:19 - Then he shall turn back his face to the strength of his own land: but he shall become weak, and fall, and not be found.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:31 - And seeds shall spring up out of him, and they shall profane the sanctuary of strength, and they shall remove the perpetual sacrifice, and make the abomination desolate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:38 - And he shall honour the god of forces on his place: and a god whom his fathers knew not he shall honour with gold, and silver, and precious stones, and desirable things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:39 - And he shall do thus in the strong places of refuge with a strange god, and shall increase his glory: and he shall subject many to them, and shall distribute the land in gifts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:16 - (LXX 4:16) And the Lord shall cry out of Sion, and shall utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heaven and the earth shall be shaken, but the Lord shall spare his people, and shall strengthen the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:7 - The Lord is good to them that wait on him in the day of affliction; and he knows them that reverence him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:11 - And thou shalt be drunken, and shalt be overlooked; and thou shalt seek for thyself strength because of thine enemies.
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