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אֵזוֹר H232
H232 is the Hebrew word אֵזוֹר, transliterated ʼêzôwr and said ay-zore'. The King James Version most often renders it girdle.
What it means
something girt; a belt, also a band.
Where it comes from
from H246 (אֲזִקִּים).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: girdle.
Verses using אֵזוֹר
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
2 Kings 1:8 · KJV
And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
Isaiah 5:27 · KJV
None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
Isaiah 11:5 · KJV
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Jeremiah 13:1 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
Jeremiah 13:2 · KJV
So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.
Jeremiah 13:4 · KJV
Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
Jeremiah 13:6 · KJV
And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
Jeremiah 13:7 · KJV
Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
Jeremiah 13:10 · KJV
This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.
Jeremiah 13:11 · KJV
For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
Ezekiel 23:15 · KJV
Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
Common questions
What does Strong's H232 mean?
H232 is the Hebrew word אֵזוֹר (ʼêzôwr), meaning something girt; a belt, also a band.
How is H232 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it girdle (9 times), neither shall the girdle (1 time), behold the girdle (1 time), even be as this girdle (1 time), girdles (1 time).
How many times does H232 appear in the Bible?
אֵזוֹר (ʼêzôwr) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H232 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H246 (אֲזִקִּים).
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