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Strong's #4581 - מָעֻז
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- place or means of safety, protection, refuge, stronghold
- place of safety, fastness, harbour, stronghold
- refuge (of God) (figuratively)
- human protection (figuratively)
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1352) zo (אהז AhZ) AC: Bold CO: ? AB: Strong: The pictograph o is a picture of the eye representing knowing, the z is a picture of cutting implement. Combined these mean "know a weapon".
A) zo (אהז AhZ) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Strong
Nm ) zo (אהז AhZ) - Strong: KJV (23): strong, fierce, mighty, power, greedy, roughly - Strongs: H5794 (עַז)
B) zzo (אהזז AhZZ) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Strong
V) zzo (אהזז AhZZ) - Strengthen: To be made strong or hard. KJV (12): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) strengthen, prevail, strong, impudent, harden - Strongs: H5810 (עָזַז)
dm) zfzo (אהזוז AhZWZ) - Strength: KJV (3): strength, might - Strongs: H5807 (עֱזוּז)
edm) zfzio (אהיזוז AhYZWZ) - Strong: KJV (2): strong, power - Strongs: H5808 (עִזּוּז)
J) zfo (אהוז AhWZ) AC: Gather CO: ? AB: Strong: A strong refuge as a place for making a firm and fierce stand.
V) zfo (אהוז AhWZ) - Gather: To gather together for a stronghold. KJV (4): (vf: Hiphil) gather, retire - Strongs: H5756 (עוּז)
Nm) zfo (אהוז AhWZ) - Strength: KJV (93): strength, strong, power, might, boldness, loud, mighty - Strongs: H5797 (עוֹז)
am) zfom (מאהוז MAhWZ) - Stronghold: A place of strength such as a mountain, fort or rock. KJV (37): strength, strong, fortress, hold, forces, fort, rock, strengthen - Strongs: H4581 (מָעֻז)
L) zoi (יאהז YAhZ) AC: Bold CO: ? AB: Strong: A boldness through strength.
V) zoi (יאהז YAhZ) - Bold: KJV (1): (vf: Niphal, Participle) fierce - Strongs: H3267 (יָעַז)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 literally place of safety Judges 6:26, hence (c. collateral idea of strength, as if from עזז = fastness Isaiah 23:11,14 (in Isaiah 23:14 Che Heb.Hpt. proposes מְחוֺזְכֶם your city), Ezekiel 24:25; Ezekiel 30:15; Daniel 11:7,10,19, ׳הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַמּ Daniel 11:31, מִבְצְרֵימָעֻזִּים Daniel 11:39; הַיָּם׳מ i.e. harbour Isaiah 23:4, but strike out O1Du Che Hpt.; מֵאוֺיֵב׳מ Nahum 3:11; compare ׳עָרֵי מ Isaiah 17:9.
2. a. figurative, of God (׳י) as refuge Nahum 1:7; Psalm 27:1; Psalm 31:5; Psalm 37:39; Psalm 52:9; Isaiah 25:4 (twice in verse); Joel 4:16, עֻזִּי וּמָעֻזִּי וּמְנוּסִי׳י Jeremiah 16:19, יְשׁוּעוֺת מְשִׁיחוֺ׳מ Psalm 28:8 ("" עָזֿ); so ׳צוּר מ Isaiah 17:10; Psalm 31:3, ׳אֱלֹהֵי מ Psalm 43:2; also יַחֲזֵק בְּמָעֻזִּי Isaiah 27:5 let him lay hold of my refuge (me as refuge); cf . הִיא מָעֻזְּכֶם׳חֶדְוַת י Nehemiah 8:10, ׳לַתֹּם דֶּרֶךְ י׳מ Proverbs 10:29.
b. of a heathen god, אֱלוֺהַּ מָעֻזִּים Daniel 11:38 (read מְחֹזִים cities Che Isaiah 23:1,Heb.Hpt.).
3 figurative of human protection, מַּרְעֹה׳מ Isaiah 30:2,3(both "" צֵּלמִצְרַיִם); ראֹשִׁי׳אֶפְרַיִם מ Psalm 60:9 = Psalm 108:9, i.e. my helmet; also (of angel) Daniel 11:1 ("" מַחֲזִיק).
עֲוִיל see II. עול. below