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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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 - et aedificabis altare Domino Deo tuo in summitate petrae huius super quam sacrificium ante posuisti tollesque taurum secundum et offeres holocaustum super lignorum struem quae de nemore succideris

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:33 - Deus qui accingit me fortitudine et conplanavit perfectam viam meam

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:10 - et dixit eis ite comedite pinguia et bibite mulsum et mittite partes ei qui non praeparavit sibi quia sanctus dies Domini est et nolite contristari gaudium enim Domini est fortitudo nostra

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:1 - [Vulgate 26:1] David Dominus lux mea et salutare meum quem timebo Dominus fortitudo vitae meae quem formidabo

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:8 - [Vulgate 27:8] Dominus fortitudo mea et robur salutarium christi sui est

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:2 - [Vulgate 30:3] inclina ad me aurem tuam velociter libera me esto mihi in lapidem fortissimum et in domum munitam ut salves me

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:4 - [Vulgate 30:5] educes me de rete quod absconderunt mihi quia tu fortitudo mea es

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39 - [Vulgate 36:39] thau salus iustorum a Domino fortitudo eorum in tempore tribulationis

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:2 - [Vulgate 42:2] tu enim Deus fortitudo mea quare proiecisti me quare tristis incedo adfligente inimico

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:7 - [Vulgate 51:9] ecce vir qui non posuit Deum fortitudinem suam sed speravit in multitudine divitiarum suarum confortatus est in insidiis suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:7 - [Vulgate 59:9] meus est Galaad et meus Manasse et Efraim fortitudo capitis mei Iudas legifer meus

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:8 - [Vulgate 107:9] meus est Galaad et meus est Manasse et Efraim hereditas capitis mei Iuda dux meus

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:29 - fortitudo simplicis via Domini et pavor his qui operantur malum

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:9 - in die illa erunt civitates fortitudinis eius derelictae sicut aratra et segetes quae derelictae sunt a facie filiorum Israhel et erit deserta

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:10 - quia oblita es Dei salvatoris tui et Fortis adiutoris tui non es recordata propterea plantabis plantationem fidelem et germen alienum seminabis

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:4 - erubesce Sidon ait enim mare fortitudo maris dicens non parturivi et non peperi et non enutrivi iuvenes nec ad incrementum perduxi virgines

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:11 - manum suam extendit super mare conturbavit regna Dominus mandavit adversum Chanaan ut contereret fortes eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:14 - ululate naves maris quia devastata est fortitudo vestra

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - quia factus es fortitudo pauperi fortitudo egeno in tribulatione sua spes a turbine umbraculum ab aestu spiritus enim robustorum quasi turbo inpellens parietem

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:5 - an potius tenebit fortitudinem meam faciet pacem mihi pacem faciet mihi

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:2 - qui ambulatis ut descendatis in Aegyptum et os meum non interrogastis sperantes auxilium in fortitudine Pharao et habentes fiduciam in umbra Aegypti

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:3 - et erit vobis fortitudo Pharaonis in confusionem et fiducia umbrae Aegypti in ignominiam

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19 - Domine fortitudo mea et robur meum et refugium meum in die tribulationis ad te gentes venient ab extremis terrae et dicent vere mendacium possederunt patres nostri vanitatem quae eis non profuit

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:25 - et tu fili hominis ecce in die quo tollam ab eis fortitudinem eorum et gaudium dignitatis et desiderium oculorum eorum super quo requiescunt animae eorum filios et filias eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:15 - et effundam indignationem meam super Pelusium robur Aegypti et interficiam multitudinem Alexandriae

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:1 - Ego autem ab anno primo Darii Medi stabam ut confortaretur, et roboraretur.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:7 - Et stabit de germine radicum eius plantatio: et veniet cum exercitu, et ingredietur provinciam regis Aquilonis: et abutetur eis, et obtinebit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:10 - Filii autem eius provocabuntur, et congregabunt multitudinem exercituum plurimorum: et veniet properans, et inundans: et revertetur, et concitabitur, et congredietur cum robere eius.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:19 - Et convertet faciem suam ad imperium terrae suae, et impinget, et corruet, et non invenietur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:31 - Et brachia ex eo stabunt, et polluent sanctuarium fortitudinis, et auferent iuge sacrificium: et dabunt abominationem in desolationem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:38 - Deum autem Maozim in loco suo venerabitur: et Deum, quem ignoraverunt patres eius, colet auro, et argento, et lapide pretioso, rebusque pretiosis.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:39 - Et faciet ut muniat Maozim cum Deo alieno, quem cognovit, et multiplicabit gloriam, et dabit eis potestatem in multis, et terram dividet gratuito.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:16 - et Dominus de Sion rugiet et de Hierusalem dabit vocem suam et movebuntur caeli et terra et Dominus spes populi sui et fortitudo filiorum Israhel

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:7 - bonus Dominus et confortans in die tribulationis et sciens sperantes in se

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:11 - et tu ergo inebriaberis eris despecta et tu quaeres auxilium ab inimico
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