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Lexicon :: Strong's H5797 - ʿōz

Aa
עֹז
Transliteration
ʿōz
Pronunciation
oze
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1596b

Strong’s Definitions

עֹז ʻôz, oze; or (fully) עוֹז ʻôwz; from H5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise):—boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 93x

The KJV translates Strong's H5797 in the following manner: strength (60x), strong (17x), power (11x), might (2x), boldness (1x), loud (1x), mighty (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 93x
The KJV translates Strong's H5797 in the following manner: strength (60x), strong (17x), power (11x), might (2x), boldness (1x), loud (1x), mighty (1x).

  1. might, strength

    1. material or physical

    2. personal or social or political

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֹז ʻôz, oze; or (fully) עוֹז ʻôwz; from H5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise):—boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
STRONGS H5797: Abbreviations
† 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 Targum 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:
a. Amos 3:11, גְּאוֺן ע׳ Leviticus 26:19 (H), Ezekiel 24:21; Ezekiel 30:6, 18; Ezekiel 33:28.
b. bestowed by י׳, 1 Samuel 2:10 (song), Psalm 29:11; Psalm 68:36; Psalm 86:16; Psalm 138:3, עוֺזלֿוֺ בָ֑ךְ Psalm 84:6; Psalm 138:3; so (implicit) of Zion Isaiah 52:1.
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 Ginsbmargin; || 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):
a. as essential attribute Habakkuk 3:4; Job 12:16; Psalm 62:12; Psalm 63:3; Psalm 68:35; Psalm 93:1; Psalm 96:6 = 1 Chronicles 16:27; עֹז מֶלֶךְ Psalm 99:4 (title of י׳).
b. theme of ascription in praise Psalm 29:1 (with יָהַב) = Psalm 96:7 = 1 Chronicles 16:28; Psalm 59:17 (with שִׁיר), Psalm 68:35 (with נָתַן).
c. exerted for his people and against his foes Exodus 15:13 (song), Psalm 21:2 (|| יְשׁוּעָה), Psalm 21:14; Psalm 66:3; Psalm 68:29 + Psalm 68:29 (reading עוֺז for עוּזָּה, see עזז), Psalm 74:13; Psalm 77:15; Psalm 78:26; Psalm 105:4 = 1 Chronicles 16:11; Ezra 8:22 (+ אַפּוֹ), compare אַפֶּ֑ךָ עֹז Psalm 90:11.
d. manifested in connection with the ark, אֲרוֺן עֻזֶּ֑ךָ 2 Chronicles 6:41= Psalm 132:8, עֹז = ark Psalm 78:61.
4. פָּנָיו עֹז = boldness, impudence Ecclesiastes 8:1, changed by wisdom, De Wild and others; < read עַז פ׳ he who is impudent Greek Version of the LXX 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:3

Exodus

15:2; 15:2; 15:13

Leviticus

26:19

Judges

5:21; 9:51; 9:51

1 Samuel

2:10

2 Samuel

6:14

1 Chronicles

13:8; 16:11; 16:27; 16:28

2 Chronicles

6:41; 30:21

Ezra

8:22

Job

12:16; 26:2; 37:6; 41:14

Psalms

8:3; 8:3; 21:2; 21:2; 28:7; 28:7; 28:8; 28:8; 29:1; 29:11; 30:8; 46:2; 59:10; 59:17; 61:4; 62:8; 62:12; 63:3; 66:3; 66:3; 68:29; 68:29; 68:34; 68:35; 68:35; 71:7; 74:13; 77:15; 78:26; 78:61; 81:2; 81:2; 84:6; 84:6; 84:6; 86:16; 89:11; 89:18; 89:18; 90:11; 93:1; 96:6; 96:7; 99:4; 105:4; 110:2; 118:14; 132:8; 138:3; 138:3; 140:8; 150:1

Proverbs

10:15; 14:26; 18:10; 18:11; 18:19; 21:22; 24:5; 31:17; 31:25

Ecclesiastes

8:1

Isaiah

12:2; 26:1; 26:1; 45:24; 49:5; 51:9; 52:1; 62:8

Jeremiah

16:19; 48:17; 51:53

Ezekiel

19:11; 19:12; 19:14; 24:21; 26:11; 30:6; 30:18; 33:28

Amos

3:11

Micah

5:3; 5:3

Habakkuk

3:4

H5797

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Strong's Number H5797 matches the Hebrew עֹז (ʿōz),
which occurs 92 times in 91 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Psa 93:1–Hab 3:4)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:1 - The LORD is king! He is robed in majesty.
Indeed, the LORD is robed in majesty and armed with strength.
The world stands firm
and cannot be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:6 - Honor and majesty surround him;
strength and beauty fill his sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:7 - O nations of the world, recognize the LORD;
recognize that the LORD is glorious and strong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:4 - Mighty King, lover of justice,
you have established fairness.
You have acted with justice
and righteousness throughout Israel.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:4 - Search for the LORD and for his strength;
continually seek him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 110:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 110:2 - The LORD will extend your powerful kingdom from Jerusalem[fn];
you will rule over your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:14 - The LORD is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:8 - Arise, O LORD, and enter your resting place,
along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:3 - As soon as I pray, you answer me;
you encourage me by giving me strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:7 - O Sovereign LORD, the strong one who rescued me,
you protected me on the day of battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:1 - Praise the LORD!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heaven!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:15 - The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:26 - Those who fear the LORD are secure;
he will be a refuge for their children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:10 - The name of the LORD is a strong fortress;
the godly run to him and are safe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:11 - The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:19 - An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city.
Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:22 - The wise conquer the city of the strong
and level the fortress in which they trust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:5 - The wise are mightier than the strong,[fn]
and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:17 - She is energetic and strong,
a hard worker.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:25 - She is clothed with strength and dignity,
and she laughs without fear of the future.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:1 - How wonderful to be wise,
to analyze and interpret things.
Wisdom lights up a person’s face,
softening its harshness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:2 - See, God has come to save me.
I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The LORD GOD is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:24 - The people will declare,
“The LORD is the source of all my righteousness and strength.”
And all who were angry with him
will come to him and be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:5 - And now the LORD speaks—
the one who formed me in my mother’s womb to be his servant,
who commissioned me to bring Israel back to him.
The LORD has honored me,
and my God has given me strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:9 - Wake up, wake up, O LORD! Clothe yourself with strength!
Flex your mighty right arm!
Rouse yourself as in the days of old
when you slew Egypt, the dragon of the Nile.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:1 - Wake up, wake up, O Zion!
Clothe yourself with strength.
Put on your beautiful clothes, O holy city of Jerusalem,
for unclean and godless people will enter your gates no longer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:8 - The LORD has sworn to Jerusalem by his own strength:
“I will never again hand you over to your enemies.
Never again will foreign warriors come
and take away your grain and new wine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19 - LORD, you are my strength and fortress,
my refuge in the day of trouble!
Nations from around the world
will come to you and say,
“Our ancestors left us a foolish heritage,
for they worshiped worthless idols.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:17 - You friends of Moab,
weep for him and cry!
See how the strong scepter is broken,
how the beautiful staff is shattered!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:53

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:53 - Though Babylon reaches as high as the heavens
and makes her fortifications incredibly strong,
I will still send enemies to plunder her.
I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:11 - Its branches became strong—
strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter.
It grew very tall,
towering above all others.
It stood out because of its height
and its many lush branches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:12 - But the vine was uprooted in fury
and thrown down to the ground.
The desert wind dried up its fruit
and tore off its strong branches,
so that it withered
and was destroyed by fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:14 - A fire has burst out from its branches
and devoured its fruit.
Its remaining limbs are not
strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter. “This is a funeral song, and it will be used in a funeral.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:21 - and I was told to give this message to the people of Israel. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will defile my Temple, the source of your security and pride, the place your heart delights in. Your sons and daughters whom you left behind in Judea will be slaughtered by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:11 - His horsemen will trample through every street in the city. They will butcher your people, and your strong pillars will topple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6 - “For this is what the LORD says:
All of Egypt’s allies will fall,
and the pride of her power will end.
From Migdol to Aswan[fn]
they will be slaughtered by the sword,
says the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18 - When I come to break the proud strength of Egypt,
it will be a dark day for Tahpanhes, too.
A dark cloud will cover Tahpanhes,
and its daughters will be led away as captives.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:28 - I will completely destroy the land and demolish her pride. Her arrogant power will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so desolate that no one will even travel through them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:11 - Therefore,” says the Sovereign LORD,
“an enemy is coming!
He will surround them and shatter their defenses.
Then he will plunder all their fortresses.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4 - And he will stand to lead his flock with the LORD’s strength,
in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.
Then his people will live there undisturbed,
for he will be highly honored around the world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:4 - His coming is as brilliant as the sunrise.
Rays of light flash from his hands,
where his awesome power is hidden.

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