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Strong's #5826 - עָזַר
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- to help, succour, support
- (Qal) to help
- (Niphal) to be helped
- (Hiphil) to help
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2535) rzo (אהזר AhZR) AC: Help CO: ? AB: ?
V) rzo (אהזר AhZR) - Help: KJV (82): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil) help, helper, succour - Strongs: H5826 (עָזַר)
Nm) rzo (אהזר AhZR) - Help: KJV (21): help - Strongs: H5828 (עֵזֶר)
Nf1) erzo (אהזרה AhZRH) - Help: Also one who helps. KJV (1): help, helper - Strongs: H5833 (עֶזְרָת)
Nf2) trzo (אהזרת AhZRT) - Help: KJV (26): help - Strongs: H5833 (עֶזְרָת)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix עֲזָרָ֑נִי Psalm 118:13, עֲזָָֽרְךָ 1 Chronicles 12:19; 3 plural suffix עֲזָרֻם 1 Chronicles 12:20, etc., Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַעֲזָרֿ Isaiah 50:7,9, suffix יַעְזְרֶךָּ Isaiah 44:2; 3 masculine plural יַעְזֹ֑רוּ Isaiah 30:7; Isaiah 41:6, וַיַּעְזְרוּ 1 Kings 1:7 suffix יַעַזְרֻנִי Psalm 119:175, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix עָזְרֵנִי Psalm 109:26; Psalm 119:86 + Joshua 10:4 Kt, masculine plural suffix עִזְרֻנִי Qr, etc.; Infinitive construct לַעֲזֹר 1 Chronicles 22:17, לַעֲזוֺר 1 Chronicles 18:5, לַעְזֹר Joshua 10:33 5t., לַעְזוֺר 2 Chronicles 25:8 + 2 Samuel 18:3 Qr (> Kt לַעֲזִיר
Hiph`il); suffix לְעָזְרֵנִי 1 Chronicles 12:17 2t., etc., Participle active עֹזֵר 1 Kings 20:16 +, etc.; passive עָזֻר Isaiah 31:3; — help, with accusative of person 1 Kings 20:16; Joshua 1:14 2 Chronicles 28:23 (reading עֹזְרִים Ges§ 53 o, for ᵑ0מַעְזְרִים, apparently
Hiph`il; subject false gods); with accusative of location (city) Joshua 10:33 (D); especially with suffix person Joshua 10:4,6 (+ הוֺשִׁיעַ; both J E), 1 Chronicles 12:18; 1 Chronicles 12:20; 1 Chronicles 12:23 (van d. H. v. 1 Chronicles 12:17; v. 1 Chronicles 12:19; v. 1 Chronicles 12:22), 2 Chronicles 32:3; Ezra 8:22 (+ מִן of enemy), Ezra 10:15; Daniel 10:13 (subject Michael); subject often God (׳י), with accusative of person Psalm 10:14; 1 Chronicles 15:26, usually suffix Genesis 49:25 (poem in J), 1 Samuel 7:12; Isaiah 41:10,13,14 12t. + 2 Chronicles 26:7 (with עַל against), Psalm 37:40 (+ מִּלֵּט), Psalm 46:6 (suffix of city), Psalm 109:26 ("" הוֺשִׁיעַ); subject false gods Deuteronomy 32:8; 2 Chronicles 28:23; with לְ person 2 Samuel 8:5 + 1 Chronicles 18:5 4t. + 2 Samuel 18:3 (read Qr לַעֲזוֺר, or לְעֹזֵר ? compare HPS); subject ׳י Isaiah 50:7,9; with עִם person 1 Chronicles 12:22 (van d. H. v. 1 Chronicles 12:21; + עַל against); with אַחֲרֵי person (construction praegn.) 1 Kings 1:7; with בְּ person against whom 2 Chronicles 20:23 (+ infinitive); with בֵּין ֗֗֗ לְ, of ׳י, 2 Chronicles 14:10; absolute Isaiah 30:7; 2 Chronicles 26:13 (+ עַל against), 2 Chronicles 28:16; לְרָעָה׳ע Zechariah 1:15 they helped, with evil result; ׳י subject, 2 Chronicles 25:8 (opposed to הַכְשִׁיל); also participle with suffix Ezekiel 30:8 3t.; with לְ person 2 Kings 14:26 5t., of ׳י Psalm 30:11; Psalm 54:6; absolute Isaiah 31:3; Isaiah 63:5; Jeremiah 47:4; Psalm 22:12; Psalm 107:12; construct עֹזְרֵי הַמִּלְחָמָה 1 Chronicles 12:1, עֹזְרֵי רָ֑הַב Job 9:13 (see רַהַב); Participle passive absolute as substantive he who is helped Isaiah 31:3.
Niph`al Perfect וְנֶעֱזָרְ֑תִּי Psalm 28:7 I am helped (that Isaiah , by ׳י); Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיֵּעָֽזְרוּ 1 Chronicles 5:20 (that Isaiah , id.; + עַל against, with noun cognate יֵעָֽזְרוּ עֵזֶר מְעָט Daniel 11:34; Infinitive construct הִפְלִיא לְהֵעָזֵר 2 Chronicles 26:15 he was wonderfully helped (literally made wonderful to be helped).
Hiph`il dubious: Infinitive construct 2 Samuel 18:3 Kt, Participle plural מַעְזְרִים 2 Chronicles 28:23, see
Qal.
עָזַר fut. יַעֲזֹר, pl. יַעְזְרוּ to help, to aid. (Arab. عزر, Syriac ܥܕܪܰ, not ܥܙܪ, as given by Simonis and Winer, id. The primary idea lies in girding, surrounding, hence defending; comp. cogn. roots. עָצַר, חָעַר No. I, and עֲזָרָה i.q. חָצֵר.) Constr. absol. Isaiah 30:7 followed by an acc. of pers. Psalms 37:40, 79:9 109:26 118:13 followed by לְ 2 Samuel 8:5, 21:17 especially in the later books, 1 Chronicles 18:5, 22:17 2 Chronicles 19:2, 26:13 28:16 Job 26:2 followed by עִם (Germ. behftehen) 1 Chronicles 12:21 followed by אַחֲרֵי 1 Kings 1:7, וַיַּעְזְרוּ אַחֲרֵי אֲדֹנִיָּה “they aided, having followed the side of Adonijah.”-Part. עֹזֵר helper, Job 9:13 used of an ally in war, 1 Kings 20:16.
Niphal, to be helped, Psalms 28:7, especially by God, 2 Chronicles 26:15. 1 Chronicles 5:20, וַיֵּעָֽזְרוּ עֲלֵיהֶם “and they were helped against them,” i.e. God gave them the victory. Daniel 11:34. Similarly in Arabic, انتصر to be helped (by God), i.e. to conquer.
Hiphil, i.q. Kal. Part. (of the Aramean form) pl. מַעְזְרִים 2 Chronicles 28:23 inf. לַעְזִיר 2 Samuel 18:3, כתיב.
Derived and compounded nouns, עֵזֶר-עַזְרִיקָם, also יַעְזִרִ.