עָזַר azar

Hebrew word for “to help” · Strong’s H5826 · used 81 times in 77 verses

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Meaning

1) to help, succour, support; 1a) (Qal) to help; 1b) (Niphal) to be helped; 1c) (Hiphil) to help

How it is translated

Glosses given for azar in context, with how often each is used:

• help 22
• helped 13
• helper 12
• will help 9
• helpers 4
• have helped 4
• has helped 2
• one who helps 2
• helping 2
• helps 2
• them help 1
• who was helping 1

Where it is used

Also in 6 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

1 Chronicles 12 (6), Isaiah 41 (4), Joshua 10 (3), 2 Chronicles 26 (3), Psalms 119 (3), 2 Chronicles 28 (2), 2 Chronicles 32 (2), Psalms 118 (2), Isaiah 50 (2), Daniel 11 (2)

Forms

• עזר 11
• לעזר 6
• עוזר 5
• לעזור 4
• עזרו 4
• עזרתיך 4
• עזרנו 3
• לעזרני 3
• עזרני 3
• יעזרו 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with azar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• דָּוִד david “David” 10
• עִם im “with” 10
• מִלְחָמָה milchamah “battle” 7
• כָּשַׁל kashal “to stumble” 5
• אַיִן ayin “nothing” 8
• אַל al “not” 7
• גִּבּוֹר gibbor “mighty man” 5
• יָשַׁע yasah “to save” 5
• אֲנִי ani “I” 7
• נָכָה nakhah “to smite” 6
• נִי ni “me” 7
• הֵמָּה hemmah “they(masc.)” 6

Key verses

The verses using azar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 1 Chronicles 5:20 — And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he…
• 2 Chronicles 14:11 — And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our…
• 2 Chronicles 19:2 — And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD?…
• Psalms 10:14 — Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the…
• Psalms 28:7 — The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
• Psalms 46:5 — God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
• Psalms 72:12 — For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
• Isaiah 41:10 — Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right…
• Isaiah 41:14 — Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 44:2 — Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
• Isaiah 49:8 — Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a…
• Zechariah 1:15 — And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

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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.