עַז az
Hebrew word for “strong” · Strong’s H5794 · used 24 times in 24 verses
Meaning
strong, mighty, fierce
How it is translated
Glosses given for az in context, with how often each is used:
- strong 12
- mighty 4
- fierce 2
- power 1
- strong one 1
- fierce people 1
- strong words 1
- strength 1
- mighty ones 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Proverbs | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Genesis | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Numbers | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Judges | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Psalms | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Nehemiah | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Song of Solomon | 1 | 0.8 | |
| Ezekiel | 1 | 0.1 |
Also in 2 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 49 (2), Judges 14 (2), Exodus 14 (1), Numbers 13 (1), Numbers 21 (1), Deuteronomy 28 (1), 2 Samuel 22 (1), Nehemiah 9 (1), Psalms 18 (1), Psalms 59 (1)
Forms
- עז 14
- עזים 4
- עזה 3
- ומעז 1
- עזות 1
- עזי 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with az more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- חִידָה chidah “riddle” 3
- מָתוֹק matoq “sweet” 2
- קָשֶׁה qasheh “severe” 2
- אָמֵץ amats “to strengthen” 2
- יָם yam “sea” 3
- בָּקַע baqa “to break up/open” 2
- גּוֹי goy “nation” 3
- מַי mayim “water” 3
- שָׂנֵא sane “to hate” 2
- בִּין bin “to understand” 2
- עִיר ir “city” 3
- נָצַל natsal “to rescue” 2
Key verses
The verses using az that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 49:3 — Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
- Exodus 14:21 — And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the…
- Numbers 21:24 — And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children…
- Nehemiah 9:11 — And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps,…
- Psalms 59:3 — For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
- Song of Solomon 8:6 — Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire,…
- Isaiah 25:3 — Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
- Isaiah 26:1 — In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
- Isaiah 43:16 — Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
- Isaiah 56:11 — Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain,…
- Ezekiel 7:24 — Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places…
- Daniel 8:23 — And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall…
See all 24 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.