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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5823 - עָזַק

Transliteration

ʻâzaq

Phonetics

aw-zak'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1597

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

(Piel) to dig about

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4060 ‑ περιτίθημι (per‑ee‑tith'‑ay‑mee); 5418 ‑ φραγμός (frag‑mos');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Isaiah 1

BSB (1)

Isaiah 1

CSB (1)

Isaiah 1

ESV (1)

Isaiah 1

KJV (1)

Isaiah 1

LEB (1)

Isaiah 1

LSB (3)

Isaiah 3

N95 (2)

Isaiah 2

NAS (3)

Isaiah 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Isaiah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2534) q z o (אהזק AhZQ) AC: Dig CO: ? AB: ?

V) q z o (אהזק AhZQ) - Dig: KJV (1): (vf: Piel) fence - Strongs: H5823 (עָזַק)

e^f1) e q z i o (אהיזקה AhYZQH) - Signet: A signet ring used for making seals. As being engraved. KJV (2): signet - Strongs: H5824 (עִזְקָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[עָזַק] verb dig about (Late Hebrew id., also surround, enclose; Aramaic עִזְקְתָא,

ring; Arabic

cleave or furrow the earth with implement

; Ethiopic

well, cistern); —

Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix וַיְעַזְּקֵהוּ Isaiah 5:2 (intensive) and he dug it carefully about.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עָזַק only in Piel עִזֵּק to loosen (the ground) with a mattock, to dig, Isaiah 5:2. (Arab. عزق id.; whence مِعْزَقُ a spade, a mattock.) From the kindred signification of engraving is

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List of Word Forms

וַֽיְעַזְּקֵ֣הוּ ויעזקהו vayazzeKehu way‘azzəqêhū way·‘az·zə·qê·hū