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עֹז, and (rarely)
עוֺז noun masculine strength, might; — absolute
ע׳ Judges 9:51 +,
עוֺז Psalm 84:6 +,
עָזֿ Isaiah 26:1, once
עָ֑ז Genesis 49:3; construct
עֹז Micah 5:3 +,
עָזֿ Psalm 28:8; suffix
עָזִּי Exodus 15:2 +
2 times,
עֻזִּי Psalm 28:7 +;
עָזְּךָ Psalm 21:2 +
2 times,
עֻזְּךָ Psalm 66:3 +; suffix 1st person plural
עוּזֵנוּ Psalm 81:2;
3rd person masculine plural עֻזָּמוּ Psalm 89:18, etc.; —
strength, might (usually in poetry, +
44 times Psalms):
1. material and physical,
מִגְדַּלעֹֿז Judges 9:51, and figurative (of
י׳),
Psalm 61:4;
Proverbs 18:10,
מַחֲסִיעֹֿז Psalm 71:7, compare
עִיר עָזלָֿנוּ Isaiah 26:1,
קִרְיַתעֹֿז Proverbs 18:19 (simile),
Proverbs 10:15 =
Proverbs 18:11 (figurative);
עֹז מִבְטֶחָ֑ה Proverbs 21:22 (of a city, read possibly
מעוז Toy);
צוּר עֻזִּי Psalm 62:8 (figurative);
מְרוֺם עֻזָּהּ Jeremiah 51:53 (of Babylonian),
מַצְּבוֺת עֻזֵּךְ Ezekiel 26:11 (of Tyre), compare
Psalm 30:8 (reading
לְהַרְרֵיעֹֿז 
Hup Che Kau We; but no object for verb; Gie in Bae proposes
הָעֳמַדְתִּי for
הֶעֱמַדְתָּה);
רְקִיעַ עֻזּוֺ Psalm 150:1his mighty firmament (De Hup Kau and others; Ki AV RV Che
the f. of his power, where his power dwells);
בְּכָלעֹֿז with all one's might 2 Samuel 6:14 =
1 Chronicles 13:8, +
2 Chronicles 30:21 (where so read, for MT
כְּלֵי עֹז, Kau Kit compare Be Oettli);
בְּעוֺז Proverbs 31:17,
25; abstract for concrete
Judges 5:21 si vera lectio, but probably corrupt, compare GFM Bu; of crocodile
Job 41:14;
קוֺל עֹז Psalm 68:34 a might voice;
זְרוֺעַ עֻזּוֺ =
his mighty arm (figurative of
י׳)
Isaiah 62:8, compare
Isaiah 51:9;
Psalm 89:11;
Job 26:2,
גֶּשֶׁם מִטְרוֺת עֻזּוֺ Job 37:6;
מַטֵּהעֹֿז, figurative of political power
Jeremiah 48:17 (||
מַקֵּל תִּפְאָרָה),
Ezekiel 19:11,
12,
14 (vine-branches, in figure),
Psalm 110:2.
2. personal, social, and political:
c. of
י׳ as strength of his servants
Micah 5:3;
Isaiah 49:5;
Psalm 81:2;
Psalm 84:6, also
Exodus 15:2 (||
יְשׁוּעָה) =
Isaiah 12:2 =
Psalm 118:14, compare
Isaiah 45:24,
עֹז יְשׁוּעָתִי Psalm 140:8,
תִּפְאֶרֶת עֻזָּמוֺ Psalm 89:18; sometimes as their stronghold, for defence
Jeremiah 16:19 (+
מָעֻזִּי),
Psalm 28:7 (+
מָגִנִּי),
Psalm 28:8 (||
מָעוֺז),
Psalm 46:2 (+
מַחֲסֶה),
Psalm 59:10 (reading
עֻזִּי, see Commentaries and Ginsb
margin; ||
מִשְׂגַּבִּי), Psalm 59:18 (||
id.), compare
Proverbs 14:26 (||
מַחְסֶה); see also below
1. —
Proverbs 24:5 see
עַז.
3. might of י׳ (especially Psalms):
4. פָּנָיו עֹז =
boldness, impudence Ecclesiastes 8:1, changed by wisdom, De Wild and others; < read
עַז פ׳ he who is impudent 
Siegf (compare
עזז Hiph.).
5. =
stronghold (compare
2c):
Psalm 8:3 out of the mouth of babes... thou hast founded strength, or a stronghold (for thy defence,
Psalm 8:3b), so Ew De Hup Kau Sch Che Dr, compare Du; >
praise Vrss Bae. —
מָעוֺז see
עוז.
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