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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #553 - אָמֵץ

Transliteration
ʼâmats
Phonetics
aw-mats'
Origin
a primitive root
Parts of Speech
verb
TWOT
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אָמֹץ
Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

  1. to be strong, alert, courageous, brave, stout, bold, solid, hard
    1. (Qal) to be strong, brave, bold
    2. (Piel) to strengthen, secure (for oneself), harden (heart), make firm, make obstinate, assure
    3. (Hithpael) to be determined, to make oneself alert, strengthen oneself, confirm oneself, persist in, prove superior to
    4. (Hiphil) to exhibit strength, be strong, feel strong

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 2480 ‑ ἰσχύω (is‑khoo'‑o);  4732 ‑ στερεόω (ster‑eh‑o'‑o);  5242 ‑ ὑπερέχω (hoop‑er‑ekh'‑o);  436 ‑ ἀνθίστημι (anth‑is'‑tay‑mee);  450 ‑ ἀνίστημι (an‑is'‑tay‑mee);  4692 ‑ σπεύδω (spyoo'‑do);  5348 ‑ φθάνω (fthan'‑o);  654 ‑ ἀποστρέφω (ap‑os‑tref'‑o);  1765 ‑ ἐνισχύω (en‑is‑khoo'‑o);  2043 ‑ ἐρείδω (er‑i'‑do);  2478 ‑ ἰσχυρός (is‑khoo‑ros');  2479 ‑ ἰσχύς (is‑khoos');  2902 ‑ κρατέω (krat‑eh'‑o);  3870 ‑ παρακαλέω (par‑ak‑al‑eh'‑o);  4060 ‑ περιτίθημι (per‑ee‑tith'‑ay‑mee);  2729 ‑ κατισχύω (kat‑is‑khoo'‑o);  2901 ‑ κραταιόω (krat‑ah‑yo'‑o);  407 ‑ ἀνδρίζω (an‑drid'‑zom‑ahee);  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
ASV (38)
Genesis 1
Deuteronomy 6
Joshua 5
Ruth 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 2
2 Chronicles 7
Job 1
Psalms 7
Proverbs 1
Isaiah 3
Amos 1
Nahum 1
BSB (41)
Genesis 1
Deuteronomy 6
Joshua 5
Ruth 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 2
2 Chronicles 7
Job 2
Psalms 7
Proverbs 3
Isaiah 3
Amos 1
Nahum 1
CSB (37)
Genesis 1
Deuteronomy 6
Joshua 5
Ruth 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 2
2 Chronicles 7
Job 2
Psalms 7
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 3
Amos 1
Nahum 1
ESV (41)
Genesis 1
Deuteronomy 6
Joshua 5
Ruth 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 2
2 Chronicles 7
Job 2
Psalms 7
Proverbs 3
Isaiah 3
Amos 1
Nahum 1
KJV (41)
Genesis 1
Deuteronomy 6
Joshua 5
Ruth 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 2
2 Chronicles 7
Job 2
Psalms 7
Proverbs 3
Isaiah 3
Amos 1
Nahum 1
LEB (41)
Genesis 1
Deuteronomy 6
Joshua 5
Ruth 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 2
2 Chronicles 7
Job 2
Psalms 7
Proverbs 3
Isaiah 3
Amos 1
Nahum 1
LSB (57)
Genesis 2
Deuteronomy 7
Joshua 5
Ruth 2
2 Samuel 2
1 Kings 2
1 Chronicles 2
2 Chronicles 9
Job 2
Psalms 11
Proverbs 5
Isaiah 4
Amos 2
Nahum 2
N95 (40)
Genesis 1
Deuteronomy 7
Joshua 5
Ruth 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 2
1 Chronicles 2
2 Chronicles 9
Job 2
Proverbs 5
Isaiah 3
Amos 1
Nahum 1
NAS (54)
Genesis 1
Deuteronomy 7
Joshua 5
Ruth 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 2
1 Chronicles 2
2 Chronicles 9
Job 2
Psalms 10
Proverbs 5
Isaiah 3
Amos 1
Nahum 1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (40)
Genesis 1
Deuteronomy 6
Joshua 5
Ruth 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 2
2 Chronicles 7
Job 2
Psalms 7
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 3
Amos 1
Nahum 1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1294) ym (מתס MTs) AC: Squeeze CO: ? AB: Strong: The pictograph m is a picture of water representing might, the y representing the side. Combined these mean "mighty sides". When one strengthens the sides internal pressure is forced on the sides of the upper body.

A) ym (מתס MTs) AC: Squeeze CO: ? AB: ?

Nm ) ym (מתס MTs) - Squeeze: KJV (1): extortioner - Strongs: H4160 (מוּץ)

B) yym (מתסתס MTsTs) AC: Suck CO: ? AB: ?: A pressing with the lips.

V) yym (מתסתס MTsTs) - Suck: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) milk - Strongs: H4711 (מָצַץ)

Nf1) eyym (מתסתסה MTsTsH) - Unleavened: A hard and flat bread or cake made without leaven. As a food that can be sucked on. KJV (53): unleavened bread, cakes, unleavened, without leaven - Strongs: H4682 (מַצָּה)

C) yma (אמתס AMTs) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Strong: A strong pressure or pressing. A mental strength of courage or determination.

V) yma (אמתס AMTs) - Strong: To be mentally strong, firm, obstinate or courageous. KJV (41): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Piel) strengthen, courage, strong, courageous, harden, speed, stronger, confirm, establish, fortify, increase, obstinate, prevail - Strongs: H553 (אָמֵץ)

Nf1) yma (אמתסה AMTsH) - Strength: KJV (1): strength - Strongs: H556 (אַמְצָה)

am) ymam (מאמתס MAMTs) - Strength: KJV (1): forces - Strongs: H3981 (מַאֲמָץ)

bm) yima (אמיתס AMYTs) - Strong: KJV (6): strong, mighty, courageous - Strongs: H533 (אַמִּץ)

cm) yfma (אמותס AMWTs) - Strong: KJV (2): bay - Strongs: H554 (אָמֹץ)

gm) ymfa (אומתס AWMTs) - Strong: KJV (1): strong - Strongs: H555 (אֹמֶץ)

E) aym (מתסא MTsA) AC: Find CO: ? AB: ?: In the sense of squeezing something out of its hidden place.

V) aym (מתסא MTsA) - Find: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (464): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil) find, present, come, meet, befall, get, suffice, deliver, hit, left, hold, reach - Strongs: H4291 (מְטָה), H4672 (מָצָא)

H) eym (מתסה MTsH) AC: Wring CO: ? AB: ?: A squeezing out of a liquid by wringing.

V) eym (מתסה MTsH) - Wring: To squeeze out by wringing. KJV (7): (vf: Paal, Niphal) wring, suck - Strongs: H4680 (מָצָה)

J) yfm (מותס MWTs) AC: ? CO: Chaff AB: ?: When a seed of grain is squeezed the chaff is removed.

Nm) yfm (מותס MWTs) - Chaff: KJV (8): chaff - Strongs: H4671 (מוֹץ)

M) yim (מיתס MYTs) AC: Wring CO: ? AB: ?: A squeezing out of a liquid by wringing.

Nm) yim (מיתס MYTs) - Wring: KJV (3): churn, wring, force - Strongs: H4330 (מִיץ)

AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2025
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

אָמֵץ fut. יֶאֱמַץ, to be alert, firm, strong (kindred to חָמַץ, חָמַם to be eager); prop. of the alertness of the feet, rüftig, rafch auf den füßen fehn, to be strong in the feet, swift-footed (compare Piel No. 1, אָמֹץ and the Arabic use); figuratively used of an alert and strenuous mind, opp. to כָּרַע (to have the knees sinking, to be cast down in mind), 2 Chronicles 13:18. Followed by מִן to prevail over any one, Genesis 25:23; Psalms 18:18, 142:7. חֲזַק וֶאֱמַץ “be strong and alert,” i.e. of a strong and undaunted mind, Deuteronomy 31:7, 23 Deuteronomy 31:23 -Josh. 1:618. (Arab. أَبَصَ to be alert, nimble, used of a horse; whence أَبُرصُ, אָמֹץ a nimble horse.)

Piel אִמֵּץ

(1) to make strong, prop. failing feet, Job 4:4; Isaiah 35:3. Hence, to make the mind active and strong, Deuteronomy 3:28; Job 16:5.

(2) to strengthen, Isaiah 41:10; Psalms 89:22; 2 Chronicles 11:17; Proverbs 31:17, 24:5.

(3) to restore, to repair a building, i.q. חִוֵק 2 Chronicles 24:13 also, to set up, to build, Proverbs 8:28.

(4) to harden (the heart), Deuteronomy 2:30, 15:7 2 Chronicles 36:13.

(5) to appoint, to choose. Psalms 80:18, “(whom) thou hast chosen for thyself,” comp. verse 16 Psalms 80:16; Isaiah 44:14.

Hiphil intrans. to be strong, used of the mind, Psalms 27:14, 31:25.

Hithpael.

(1) to be alert, followed by a gerund; to do anything speedily, 1 Kings 12:18; 2 Chronicles 10:18.

(2) to strengthen oneself, used of conspirators, 2 Chronicles 13:7.

(3) to harden oneself, i.e. to be of a fixed mind, Ruth 1:18. Compare חִזַּק.

[Derivatives, אַמִּיץ, אָמֹץ, אֹמֶץ, אַמְצָה, מַאֲמָץ, pr.n. אָמוֹץ, אַמְצִי, אֲמַצְיָה.]


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List of Word Forms
אֲאַמִּצְכֶ֥ם אִמַּ֥צְתָּ אִמַּ֥צְתָּה אִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙ אַמֵּ֥ץ אַמֵּֽצוּ׃ אָמְצ֖וּ אָמְצ֣וּ אָמְצ֥וּ אאמצכם אמץ אמצו אמצו׃ אמצת אמצתה אמצתיך בְּאַמְּצ֣וֹ באמצו הִתְאַמֵּץ֙ התאמץ וְאִמְצ֔וּ וְאִמֵּץ֙ וְאַמְּצֵ֑הוּ וְיַאֲמֵ֣ץ וֶֽאֱמַ֜ץ וֶֽאֱמָץ֒ וֶאֱמַץ֙ וֶאֱמָ֑ץ וֶאֱמָ֔ץ וֶאֱמָֽץ׃ וֶאֱמָץ֒ וַ֝תְּאַמֵּ֗ץ וַֽיְאַמְּצ֛וּ וַֽיְאַמְּצֻֽהוּ׃ וַיְאַמֵּ֣ץ וַיְאַמֶּץ־ וַיִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּ וַיֶּֽאֶמְצוּ֙ ואמץ ואמץ׃ ואמצהו ואמצו ויאמץ ויאמץ־ ויאמצהו׃ ויאמצו ויתאמצו ותאמץ יְאַמֵּ֣ץ יֶֽאֱמָ֔ץ יאמץ מְאַמֶּץ־ מִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶת מאמץ־ מתאמצת תְּאַמֵּֽץ׃ תְאַמְּצֶֽנּוּ׃ תְאַמֵּ֣ץ תאמץ תאמץ׃ תאמצנו׃ ’ă’ammiṣḵem ’ă·’am·miṣ·ḵem ’ā·mə·ṣū ’am·mê·ṣū ’am·mêṣ ’āməṣū ’ammêṣ ’ammêṣū ’im·maṣ·tā ’im·maṣ·tāh ’im·maṣ·tî·ḵā ’immaṣtā ’immaṣtāh ’immaṣtîḵā aammitzChem ameTzu amMetz amMetzu bə’amməṣōw bə·’am·mə·ṣōw beammeTzo hiṯ’ammêṣ hiṯ·’am·mêṣ hitamMetz imMatzta imMatztah immatzTicha mə’ammeṣ- mə·’am·meṣ- meammetz miṯ’ammeṣeṯ miṯ·’am·me·ṣeṯ mitamMetzet tə’ammêṣ ṯə’ammêṣ ṯə’amməṣennū ṯə·’am·mə·ṣen·nū tə·’am·mêṣ ṯə·’am·mêṣ teamMetz teammeTzennu vaiyeemTzu vaiyitammeTzu vatteamMetz vayamMetz vayammeTzu VayammeTzuhu veammeTzehu veeMatz veimMetz veimTzu veyaaMetz wat·tə·’am·mêṣ wattə’ammêṣ way’ammêṣ way’ammeṣ- way’amməṣū way’amməṣuhū way·’am·mə·ṣū way·’am·mə·ṣu·hū way·’am·mêṣ way·’am·meṣ- way·ye·’em·ṣū way·yiṯ·’am·mə·ṣū wayye’emṣū wayyiṯ’amməṣū wə’amməṣêhū we’ĕmaṣ we’ĕmāṣ wə’immêṣ wə’imṣū wə·’am·mə·ṣê·hū we·’ĕ·maṣ we·’ĕ·māṣ wə·’im·mêṣ wə·’im·ṣū wə·ya·’ă·mêṣ wəya’ămêṣ yə’ammêṣ ye’ĕmāṣ yə·’am·mêṣ ye·’ĕ·māṣ yeamMetz yeeMatz
 
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