--- title: עֹז — strength · The Tanakh dictionary description: עֹז (5797), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 93 times: strength. BDB 1906: n.m. Hiph. 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[tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5797/#m2) **The whole BDB entry:** and (rarely) עוֹז n.m. strength, might;—abs. ע׳ Ju 9:51 +, עוֹז ψ 84:6 +, עָז־ Is 26:1, once עָ֑ז Gn 49:3; cstr. עֹז Mi 5:3 +, עָז־ ψ 28:8; sf. עָזִּי Ex 15:2 + 2 times, עֻזִּי ψ 28:7 +; עָזְּךָ 21:2 + 2 times, עֻזְּךָ 66:3 +; sf. 1 pl. עוּזֵנוּ 81:2; 3 mpl. עֻזָּמוֹ 89:18 etc.;—strength, might (usually poet., 44 times ψψ): material and physical, מִגְדַּל־עֹז Ju 9:51, and fig. (of י׳), ψ 61:4 Pr 18:10, מַחֲסִי־עֹז ψ 71:7, cf. עִיר עָז־לָנוּ Is 26:1, קִרְיַת־עֹז Pr 18:19 (sim.), 10:15 = 18:11 (fig.); עֹז טִבְטֶחָ֑ה Pr 21:22 (of a city, read poss. מעוז Toy); צוּר עֻזִּי ψ 62:8 (fig.); מְרוֹם עֻזָּהּ Je 51:53 (of Bab.), מַצְּבוֹת עֻזֵּךְ Ez 26:11 (of Tyre), cf. ψ 30:8 (reading לְהַרְרֵי־עֹז 𝔗 Hup Che Kau We; but no obj. for vb.; Gie in Bae proposes הָעֳמַדְתִּי for הֶעֱמַדְתָּה); רְקִיעַ עֻזּוֹ ψ 150:1 his mighty firmament (De Hup Kau al.; Ki AV RV Che the f. of his power, where his power dwells); בְּכָל־עֹז with all one’s might 2 S 6:14 = 1 Ch 13:8, + 2 Ch 30:21 (where so read, for MT כְּלֵי עֹז, Kau Kit cf. Be Oettli); בְּעוֹז Pr 31:17, 25; abstr. for concr. Ju 5:21 si vera l., but prob. crpt., cf. GFM Bu; of crocodile Jb 41:14; קוֹל עֹז ψ 68:34 a mighty voice; זְרוֹעַ עֻזּוֹ = his mighty arm (fig. of י׳) Is 62:8, cf. 51:9 ψ 89:11 Jb 26:2, גֶּשֶׁם מִטְרוֹת עֻזּוֹ Jb 37:6; מַטֵּה־עֹז, fig. of political power Je 48:17 (‖ מַקֵּל תִּפְאָרָה), Ez 19:11, 12, 14 (vine-branches, in fig.), ψ 110:2. personal, social, and political: Am 3:11, גְּאוֹן ע׳ Lv 26:19 (H), Ez 24:21; 30:6, 18; 33:28. bestowed by י׳, 1 S 2:10 (song), ψ 29:11; 68:36; 86:16; 138:3, עוֹז־לוֹ רָ֑ךְ 84:6; 138:3; so (implic.) of Zion Is 52:1. of י׳ as strength of his servants Mi 5:3; Is 49:5 ψ 81:2; 84:6, also Ex 15:2 (‖ יְשׁוּעָה) = Is 12:2 = ψ 118:14, cf. Is 45:24, עֹז יְשׁוּעָתִי ψ 140:8, תִּפְאֶרֶת עֻזָּמוֹ 89:18; sometimes as their stronghold, for defence Je 16:19 (+ מָעֻזִּי), ψ 28:7 (+ מָגִנִּי), v 8 (‖ מָעוֹז). 46:2 (+ מַחֲסֶה), 59:10 (reading עֻזִּי, v. Comm. and Ginsbmargin; ‖ מִשְׂגַּבִּי), v 18 (‖ id.), cf. Pr 14:26 (‖ מַחְסֶה); v. also sub 1.—Pr 24:5 v. עַז. might of י׳ (especially ψψ): as essential attribute Hb 3:4; Jb 12:16 ψ 62:12; 63:3; 68:35; 93:1; 96:6 = 1 Ch 16:27; עֹז מֶלֶךְ ψ 99:4 (title of י׳). theme of ascription in praise ψ 29:1 (c. יָהַב) = 96:7 = 1 Ch 16:28, ψ 59:17 (c. שִׁיר), 68:35 (c. נָתַן). exerted for his people and against his foes Ex 15:13 (song), ψ 21:2 (‖ יְשוּעָה), v 14; 66:3; 68:29 + v 29 (reading עוֹז for עוּזָּה, v. עזז), 74:13; 77:15; 78:26; 105:4 = 1 Ch 16:11, Ezr 8:22 (+ אַפּוֹ), cf. עֹז אַפֶּ֑ךָ ψ 90:11. manifested in connex. with the ark, אֲרוֹן עֻזֶּ֑ךָ 2 Ch 6:41 = ψ 132:8, עֹז = ark 78:61. עֹז פָּנָיו = boldness, impudence Ec 8:1, changed by wisdom. De Wild al.; עַז פ׳ he who is impudent 𝔊 Siegf (cf. עזז Hiph.). = stronghold (cf. 2 c): ψ 8:3 out of the mouth of babes … thou hast founded strength, or a stronghold (for thy defence, cf. v b), so Ew De Hup Kau Sch Che Dr, cf. Du; \> praise Vrss Bae.—מָעוֹז v. עוז. Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 92 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (9 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (6 candidates) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every English meaning of «עֹז» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5797/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames. ### In the verses [1 Chronicles 16:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.16.11/) דִּרְשׁ֤וּ יְהוָה֙ וְעֻזּ֔וֹ בַּקְּשׁ֥וּ פָנָ֖יו תָּמִֽיד׃ *Word for word:* seek Yahweh and strength his seek face his continually *JPS 1917:* Seek ye the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually. [Job 26:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.26.2/) מֶה־עָזַ֥רְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹ֑חַ ה֝וֹשַׁ֗עְתָּ זְר֣וֹעַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃ *Word for word:* how! you.have.helped (to) not power you.have.saved \[the\].arm not strength *JPS 1917:* How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength! - ← previous: [עֵז](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/5795.md) - next →: [עֻזָּא](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/5798.md) - ↑ back to [ע](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1506-2.md)