Lexical Summary oz: strength, might Original Word: עֹזTransliteration: oz Phonetic Spelling: (oze) Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: strength, might Meaning: strength, might Strong's Concordance boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong Or (fully) rowz {oze}; from azaz; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise) -- boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong. see HEBREW azaz Brown-Driver-Briggs H5797. oz 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 2t., עֻזִּי Psalm 28:7 +; עָזְּךָ 21:2 2t., עֻזְּךָ 66:3 +; suffix 1 plural עוּזֵנוּ 81:2-3;masculine plural עֻזָּמוּ 89:18, etc.; — strength, might (usually in poetry, 44 t. Psalms): 1 material and physical, מִגְדַּלעֹֿז Judges 9:51, and figurative (of ׳י), Psalm 61:4; Proverbs 18:10, מַחֲסִיעֹֿז Psalm 71:7, compare עָזלָֿנוּ עִיר Isaiah 26:1, קִרְיַתעֹֿז Proverbs 18:19 (simile), 10:15 = 18:11 (figurative); מִבְטֶחָ֑ה עֹז 21:22 (of a city, read possibly מעוז Toy); עֻזִּי צוּר Psalm 62:8 (figurative); עֻזָּהּ מְרוֺם Jeremiah 51:53 (of Babylonian ), עֻזֵּךְ מַצְּבוֺת Ezekiel 26:11 (of Tyre), compare Psalm 30:8 (reading ᵑ7 לְהַרְרֵיעֹֿז Hup Che Kau We; but no object for verb; Gie in Bae proposes הָעֳמַדְתִּי for הֶעֱמַדְתָּה); עֻזּוֺ רְקִיעַ 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 עֹז כְּלֵי ᵑ0, 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; עֹז קוֺל Psalm 68:34 a might voice; עֻזּוֺ זְרוֺעַ = his mighty arm (figurative of ׳י) Isaiah 62:8, compare 51:9; Psalm 89:11; Job 26:2, עֻזּוֺ מִטְרוֺת גֶּשֶׁם 37:6; מַטֵּהעֹֿז, figurative of political power Jeremiah 48:17 ("" תִּפְאָרָה מַקֵּל), Ezekiel 19:11-12, 14 (vine-branches, in figure), Psalm 110:2. 2 personal, social, and political: a. Amos 3:11, ע ׳גְּאוֺן Leviticus 26:19 (H), Ezekiel 24:21; 30:6, 18; 33:28. b. bestowed by ׳י, 1 Samuel 2:10 (song), Psalm 29:11; Psalm 68:36; 86:16; 138:3, בָ֑ךְ עוֺזלֿוֺ 84:6; 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; 84:6, also Exodus 15:2 ("" יְשׁוּעָה) = Isaiah 12:2 = Psalm 118:14, compare Isaiah 45:24, יְשׁוּעָתִי עֹז Psalm 140:8, עֻזָּמוֺ תִּפְאֶרֶת 89:18; sometimes as their stronghold, for defence Jeremiah 16:19 (+ מָעֻזִּי), Psalm 28:7 (+ מָגִנִּי), 28:8 ("" מָעוֺז), 46:2 (+ מַחֲסֶה), 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; 63:3; 68:35; 93:1; 96:6 = 1 Chronicles 16:27; מֶלֶךְ עֹז Psalm 99:4 (title of ׳י). b. theme of ascription in praise Psalm 29:1 (c.יָהַב) = 96:7 = 1 Chronicles 16:28; Psalm 59:17 (with שִׁיר), 68:35 (with נָתַן). c. exerted for his people and against his foes Exodus 15:13 (song), Psalm 21:2 ("" יְשׁוּעָה), Psalm 21:14; 66:3; 68:29 + 68:29 (reading עוֺז for עוּזָּה, see עזז), 74:13; 77:15; 78:26; 105:4 = 1 Chronicles 16:11; Ezra 8:22 (+ אַמּוֺ), compare אַמֶּ֑ךָ עֹז Psalm 90:11. d. manifested in connection with the ark, עֻזֶּ֑ךָ אֲרוֺן2 Chronicles 6:41= Psalm 132:8, עֹז = ark 78:61. 4 מָּנָיו עֹז = boldness, impudence Ecclesiastes 8:1, changed by wisdom, De Wild and others; < read פ ׳עַז he who is impudent ᵐ5 Siegf (compare עזז Hiph`il). 5 = stronghold (compare 2c): Psalm 8:3 out of the mouth of babes . . . thou hast founded strength, or a stronghold (for thy defence, compare vb), so Ew De Hup Kau Sch Che Dr, compare Du; > praise Vrss Bae. — מָעוֺז see עוז. |