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מָעוֹז H4581
H4581 is the Hebrew word מָעוֹז, transliterated mâʻôwz and said maw-oze'. The King James Version most often renders it strength.
What it means
a fortified place; figuratively, a defence.
Where it comes from
(also מָעוּז ); or מָעֹז (also מָעֻז; from H5810 (עָזַז).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 31 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), ([idiom] most) strong (hold).
Verses using מָעוֹז
All 31 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 6:26 · KJV
And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
2 Samuel 22:33 · KJV
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
Psalm 27:1 · KJV
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 28:8 · KJV
The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
Psalm 31:2 · KJV
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
Psalm 37:39 · KJV
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Psalm 43:2 · KJV
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Psalm 52:7 · KJV
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Psalm 60:7 · KJV
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Psalm 108:8 · KJV
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Proverbs 10:29 · KJV
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Isaiah 17:9 · KJV
In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
Isaiah 17:10 · KJV
Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:
Isaiah 23:4 · KJV
Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
Isaiah 23:11 · KJV
He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.
Isaiah 23:14 · KJV
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
Isaiah 25:4 · KJV
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Isaiah 27:5 · KJV
Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.
Isaiah 30:2 · KJV
That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
Isaiah 30:3 · KJV
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Jeremiah 16:19 · KJV
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
Ezekiel 24:25 · KJV
Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
Ezekiel 30:15 · KJV
And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.
Daniel 11:7 · KJV
But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
Daniel 11:19 · KJV
Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
Daniel 11:31 · KJV
And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
Daniel 11:38 · KJV
But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
Daniel 11:39 · KJV
Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
Joel 3:16 · KJV
The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
Nahum 1:7 · KJV
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Nahum 3:11 · KJV
Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4581 mean?
H4581 is the Hebrew word מָעוֹז (mâʻôwz), meaning a fortified place; figuratively, a defence.
How is H4581 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it strength (16 times), strong (3 times), also is the strength (2 times), fortress (2 times), rock (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4581 appear in the Bible?
מָעוֹז (mâʻôwz) is tagged in 31 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4581 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (also מָעוּז ); or מָעֹז (also מָעֻז; from H5810 (עָזַז).
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