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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 to the LORD your God on top of this rock in the proper arrangement, and take the second bull and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the image which you shall cut down.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:33 - God is my strength and power,[fn]
And He makes my[fn] way perfect.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:10 - Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:1 - A Psalm of David.

The LORD is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The LORD 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 - The LORD is their strength,[fn]
And He is the saving refuge of His anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:2 - Bow down Your ear to me,
Deliver me speedily;
Be my rock of refuge,
A fortress of defense to save me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:4 - Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,
For You are my strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39 - But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
He is their strength in the time of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:2 - For You are the God of my strength;
Why do You cast me off?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:7 - “Here is the man who did not make 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 helmet for My head;
Judah is My lawgiver.

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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 helmet for My head;
Judah is My lawgiver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:29 - The way of the LORD is strength for the upright,
But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:9 - In that day his strong cities will be as a forsaken bough[fn]
And an uppermost branch,[fn]
Which they left because of the children of Israel;
And there will be desolation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:10 - Because you have forgotten the God of your salvation,
And have not been mindful of the Rock of your stronghold,
Therefore you will plant pleasant plants
And set out foreign seedlings;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:4 - Be ashamed, O Sidon;
For the sea has spoken,
The strength of the sea, saying,
“I do not labor, nor bring forth children;
Neither do I rear young men,
Nor bring up virgins.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:11 - He stretched out His hand over the sea,
He shook the kingdoms;
The LORD has given a commandment against Canaan
To destroy its strongholds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:14 - Wail, you ships of Tarshish!
For your strength is laid waste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - For You have been a strength to the poor,
A strength to the needy in his distress,
A refuge from the storm,
A shade from the heat;
For 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 let him take hold of My strength,
That he may make peace with Me;
And he shall make peace with Me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:2 - Who walk to go down to Egypt,
And have not asked My advice,
To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh,
And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:3 - Therefore the strength of Pharaoh
Shall be your shame,
And trust in the shadow of Egypt
Shall be your humiliation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19 - O LORD, my strength and my fortress,
My refuge in the day of affliction,
The Gentiles shall come to You
From the ends of the earth and say,
“Surely our fathers have inherited lies,
Worthlessness and unprofitable things.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:25 - ‘And you, son of man—will it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which they set their minds, their sons and their daughters:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:15 - I will pour My fury on Sin,[fn] the strength of Egypt;
I will cut off the multitude of No,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:1 - “Also in the first year of Darius the Mede, I, even I, stood up to confirm and strengthen him.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:7 - “But from a branch of her roots one shall arise in his place, who shall come with an army, enter the fortress of the king of the North, and deal with them and prevail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:10 - “However his sons shall stir up strife, and assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come and overwhelm and pass through; then he shall return to his fortress and stir up strife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:19

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:31 - “And forces[fn] shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:38 - “But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:39 - “Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:16 - The LORD also will roar from Zion,
And utter His voice from Jerusalem;
The heavens and earth will shake;
But the LORD will be a shelter for His people,
And the strength of the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:7 - The LORD is good,
A stronghold in the day of trouble;
And He knows those who trust in Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:11 - You also will be drunk;
You will be hidden;
You also will seek refuge from the enemy.
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