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זְרוֹעַ H2220
H2220 is the Hebrew word זְרוֹעַ, transliterated zᵉrôwaʻ and said zer-o'-ah. The King James Version most often renders it arm.
What it means
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force.
Where it comes from
or (shortened) זְרֹעַ; and (feminine) זְרוֹעָה; or זְרֹעָה; from H2232 (זָרַע).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 76 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: arm, [phrase] help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.
Verses using זְרוֹעַ
The first 40 of 78 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 49:24 · KJV
But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
Exodus 6:6 · KJV
Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
Exodus 15:16 · KJV
Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
Numbers 6:19 · KJV
And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:
Deuteronomy 4:34 · KJV
Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
Deuteronomy 5:15 · KJV
And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Deuteronomy 7:19 · KJV
The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid.
Deuteronomy 18:3 · KJV
And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
Deuteronomy 26:8 · KJV
And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:
Deuteronomy 33:20 · KJV
And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
Deuteronomy 33:27 · KJV
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
Judges 15:14 · KJV
And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.
Judges 16:12 · KJV
Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.
1 Samuel 2:31 · KJV
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
2 Samuel 1:10 · KJV
So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.
2 Samuel 22:35 · KJV
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
1 Kings 8:42 · KJV
(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;
2 Kings 9:24 · KJV
And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
2 Kings 17:36 · KJV
But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
2 Chronicles 6:32 · KJV
Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name’s sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;
2 Chronicles 32:8 · KJV
With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
Job 22:8 · KJV
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
Job 22:9 · KJV
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 26:2 · KJV
How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
Job 35:9 · KJV
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Job 38:15 · KJV
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
Job 40:9 · KJV
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Psalm 10:15 · KJV
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Psalm 37:17 · KJV
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
Psalm 44:3 · KJV
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Psalm 71:18 · KJV
Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
Psalm 77:15 · KJV
Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
Psalm 79:11 · KJV
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
Psalm 83:8 · KJV
Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
Psalm 89:13 · KJV
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
Psalm 89:21 · KJV
With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
Psalm 98:1 · KJV
O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
Psalm 136:12 · KJV
With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Song of Solomon 8:6 · KJV
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, which hath a most vehement flame.
Isaiah 17:5 · KJV
And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2220 mean?
H2220 is the Hebrew word זְרוֹעַ (zᵉrôwaʻ), meaning the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force.
How is H2220 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it arm (39 times), arms (18 times), thine arm (5 times), power (3 times), shoulder (2 times), among others.
How many times does H2220 appear in the Bible?
זְרוֹעַ (zᵉrôwaʻ) is tagged in 78 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2220 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shortened) זְרֹעַ; and (feminine) זְרוֹעָה; or זְרֹעָה; from H2232 (זָרַע).
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