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עַז H5794

H5794 is the Hebrew word עַז, transliterated ʻaz and said az. The King James Version most often renders it strong.

Word: עַזTransliteration: ʻazSaid: azLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 20 verses

What it means

strong, vehement, harsh.

Where it comes from

from H5810 (עָזַז).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

strong 7×fierce 4×mighty 3×back by a strong 1×out of the strong 1×stronger 1×therefore shall the strong 1×yea they are greedy 1×against the strong 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: fierce, [phrase] greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.

Verses using עַז

All 20 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 49:7 · KJV

Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

Exodus 14:21 · KJV

And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

Numbers 13:28 · KJV

Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

Deuteronomy 28:50 · KJV

A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:

Judges 14:14 · KJV

And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.

Judges 14:18 · KJV

And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.

2 Samuel 22:18 · KJV

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

Nehemiah 9:11 · KJV

And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.

Psalm 18:17 · KJV

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

Psalm 59:3 · KJV

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

Proverbs 21:14 · KJV

A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

Proverbs 30:25 · KJV

The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

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 19:4 · KJV

And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

Isaiah 25:3 · KJV

Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.

Isaiah 43:16 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

Isaiah 56:11 · KJV

Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

Ezekiel 7:24 · KJV

Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.

Daniel 8:23 · KJV

And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

Amos 5:9 · KJV

That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5794 mean?

H5794 is the Hebrew word עַז (ʻaz), meaning strong, vehement, harsh.

How is H5794 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it strong (7 times), fierce (4 times), mighty (3 times), back by a strong (1 time), out of the strong (1 time), among others.

How many times does H5794 appear in the Bible?

עַז (ʻaz) is tagged in 20 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5794 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5810 (עָזַז).

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