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עֹז

𐤏𐤆

ʻôz

H5797 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Physical, political, or moral strength; the capacity for exertion or endurance; power, might, or force—used of both human and divine subjects. Frequently denotes ability to prevail or to accomplish something, but also encompasses the concepts of security, fortitude, and sometimes majesty. In poetic and liturgical contexts, also connotes an attribute worthy of praise, sometimes functioning metonymically for 'praise' itself.

Semantic Range

strength, might, power, force, security, capacity to prevail, fortitude, majesty, attribute/inspiration of praise

Root / Etymology

From the root עזז, which carries the sense 'to be strong' or 'to prevail.' עֹז is a noun formation from this root, expressing the result or quality of being strong.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, עֹז appears across prose and poetic texts alike to express strength in its widest sense. It is attributed both to humans (personal, military, or political might) and to deities (chiefly the God of Israel as a source and embodiment of strength). In Psalms and other poetic literature, עֹז frequently occurs in parallelism with terms denoting refuge, salvation, or majesty, and sometimes stands for that which inspires praise or is itself praiseworthy. The word can indicate inner resolve (fortitude) as well as outward demonstration of power (military, royal, or engineering feats). In later Judaism, especially in liturgy, עֹז retains both its literal and metaphorical valences—denoting the divine attribute of strength as well as the praise offered to the divine. English translations usually render עֹז as 'strength' or 'might,' but may occasionally obscure its association with security or majesty. While related terms such as כֹּחַ (koach, 'power, ability') or גְּבוּרָה (gevurah, 'might, heroism, valor') overlap in meaning, עֹז often stresses the enduring or prevailing quality of strength and its praiseworthiness.

Translation Consistency

primary "strength" 50 occurrences

'Strength' is by far the most common and natural English rendering (80 of 92 P2 occurrences) and cleanly covers the SILEX range—physical, political, and moral strength; capacity to prevail; fortitude and security; and the poetic/majestic sense. It is idiomatic in English and more broadly applicable than alternatives like 'might' or 'power.'

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or (fully) עוֹז; from עָזַז; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise); boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

עזז (Azah) — to be strong, to prevail, to be firm

Root עזז to be strong, to prevail, to be firm
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4581 מָעוֹז in a stronghold of
H5795 עֵז in the goats
H5804 עַזָּה Falcon
H5808 עִזּוּז mighty force
H5810 עָזַז to be strong

Word Forms

20 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H5797-07 עֹ֑ז oz HNcmsa strength strength strength 35
H5797-10 עֻזֶּ֑/ךָ uzekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms of your strength your strength your strength 10
H5797-15 עֻזּ֑/וֹ uzo HNcmsc/Sp3ms of his strength his strength his strength 7
H5797-08 עֻזָּ֖/הּ uzah HNcmsc/Sp3fs her-strength her strength her strength 5
H5797-14 עֻזִּֽ/י uzi HNcmsc/Sp1cs my strength my strength my strength 5
H5797-17 וָ/עֹֽז vaoz HC/Ncmsa and-strength and strength and strength 5
H5797-20 וְ/עֻזּ֔/וֹ veuzo HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and-his-strength and his strength and his strength 4
H5797-01 עָזִּ֤/י azi HNcmsc/Sp1cs my strength my strength my strength 3
H5797-11 עֻזֵּ֔/ךְ uzekhe HNcmsc/Sp2fs in your strength your strength your strength 3
H5797-19 וְ/עֹ֥ז veoz HC/Ncmsc and strength prevailing strength-of and strength of 3

Occurrences in Scripture

92 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H5797-01 Exodus 15:2 עָזִּ֤/י azi HNcmsc/Sp1cs my strength my strength my strength
H5797-18 Exodus 15:13 בְ/עָזְּ/ךָ֖ veazekha HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms in your strength in your strength in your strength
H5797-12 Leviticus 26:19 עֻזְּ/כֶ֑ם uzekhem HNcmsc/Sp2mp of your strength your strength your strength
H5797-07 Judges 5:21 עֹֽז oz HNcmsa with strength strength strength
H5797-07 Judges 9:51 עֹז֮ oz HNcmsa strong strength strength
H5797-07 1 Samuel 2:10 עֹ֣ז oz HNcmsa strength strength strength
H5797-07 2 Samuel 6:14 עֹ֖ז oz HNcmsa might strength strength
H5797-01 Isaiah 12:2 עָזִּ֤/י azi HNcmsc/Sp1cs is my strength my strength my strength
H5797-17 Isaiah 45:24 וָ/עֹ֑ז vaoz HC/Ncmsa and-strength and strength and strength
H5797-14 Isaiah 49:5 עֻזִּֽ/י uzi HNcmsc/Sp1cs my strength my strength my strength
H5797-07 Isaiah 51:9 עֹז֙ oz HNcmsa strength strength strength
H5797-11 Isaiah 52:1 עֻזֵּ֖/ךְ uzekhe HNcmsc/Sp2fs in your strength your strength your strength
H5797-15 Isaiah 62:8 עֻזּ֑/וֹ uzo HNcmsc/Sp3ms of his strength his strength his strength
H5797-14 Jeremiah 16:19 עֻזִּ֧/י uzi HNcmsc/Sp1cs my-strength my strength my strength
H5797-07 Jeremiah 48:17 עֹ֔ז oz HNcmsa of might strength strength
H5797-08 Jeremiah 51:53 עֻזָּ֑/הּ uzah HNcmsc/Sp3fs of her strength her strength her strength
H5797-07 Ezekiel 19:11 עֹ֗ז oz HNcmsa strong strength strength
H5797-08 Ezekiel 19:12 עֻזָּ֖/הּ uzah HNcmsc/Sp3fs its-strength her strength her strength
H5797-07 Ezekiel 19:14 עֹ֖ז oz HNcmsa of strength strength strength
H5797-12 Ezekiel 24:21 עֻזְּ/כֶ֔ם uzekhem HNcmsc/Sp2mp of your power your strength your strength
H5797-11 Ezekiel 26:11 עֻזֵּ֖/ךְ uzekhe HNcmsc/Sp2fs of-your-strength your strength your strength
H5797-08 Ezekiel 30:6 עֻזָּ֑/הּ uzah HNcmsc/Sp3fs her-strength her strength her strength
H5797-08 Ezekiel 30:18 עֻזָּ֑/הּ uzah HNcmsc/Sp3fs of her strength her strength her strength
H5797-08 Ezekiel 33:28 עֻזָּ֑/הּ uzah HNcmsc/Sp3fs her-strength her strength her strength
H5797-11 Amos 3:11 עֻזֵּ֔/ךְ uzekhe HNcmsc/Sp2fs your-strength your strength your strength
H5797-04 Micah 5:3 בְּ/עֹ֣ז beoz HR/Ncmsc in-strength in strength in strength
H5797-16 Habakkuk 3:4 עֻזֹּֽ/ה uzoh HNcmsc/Sp3ms his-power his strength his strength
H5797-07 Psalms 8:3 עֹ֥ז oz HNcmsa strength/power strength strength
H5797-03 Psalms 21:2 בְּ/עָזְּ/ךָ֥ beazekha HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms in-your-strength in your strength in your strength
H5797-05 Psalms 21:14 בְּ/עֻזֶּ֑/ךָ beuzekha HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms in your strength in your strength in your strength
H5797-14 Psalms 28:7 עֻזִּ֥/י uzi HNcmsc/Sp1cs my strength my strength my strength
H5797-07 Psalms 28:8 עֹֽז oz HNcmsa strength strength strength
H5797-17 Psalms 29:1 וָ/עֹֽז vaoz HC/Ncmsa and strength and strength and strength
H5797-07 Psalms 29:11 עֹ֭ז oz HNcmsa strength strength strength
H5797-07 Psalms 30:8 עֹ֥ז oz HNcmsa strength strength strength
H5797-17 Psalms 46:2 וָ/עֹ֑ז vaoz HC/Ncmsa and-strength and strength and strength
H5797-15 Psalms 59:10 עֻ֭זּ/וֹ uzo HNcmsc/Sp3ms my strength his strength his strength
H5797-10 Psalms 59:17 עֻזֶּ/ךָ֮ uzekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your strength your strength your strength
H5797-14 Psalms 59:18 עֻ֭זִּ/י uzi HNcmsc/Sp1cs my strength my strength my strength
H5797-07 Psalms 61:4 עֹ֝֗ז oz HNcmsa of strength strength strength
H5797-14 Psalms 62:8 עֻזִּ֥/י uzi HNcmsc/Sp1cs my strength my strength my strength
H5797-07 Psalms 62:12 עֹ֝֗ז oz HNcmsa strength strength strength
H5797-10 Psalms 63:3 עֻ֝זְּ/ךָ֗ uzekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms Your power your strength your strength
H5797-10 Psalms 66:3 עֻ֝זְּ/ךָ֗ uzekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms of your power your strength your strength
H5797-10 Psalms 68:29 עֻ֫זֶּ֥/ךָ uzekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your-strength your strength your strength
H5797-07 Psalms 68:34 עֹֽז oz HNcmsa of strength strength strength
H5797-07 Psalms 68:35 עֹ֗ז oz HNcmsa strength strength strength
H5797-20 Psalms 68:35 וְ֝/עֻזּ֗/וֹ veuzo HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and his power and his strength and his strength
H5797-07 Psalms 68:36 עֹ֖ז oz HNcmsa strength strength strength
H5797-07 Psalms 71:7 עֹֽז oz HNcmsa strength strength strength
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