Azar אָזַר
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| אָזַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | azar |
| Strong's number | H247 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to gird |
| Occurrences | 16 in 15 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (5) |
Azar (Hebrew אָזַר, Strong's H247) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to gird”. It occurs 16 times in 15 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) gird, encompass, equip, clothe
1a) (Qal) to gird, gird on (metaphorical of strength)
1b) (Niphal) be girded
1c)(Piel) hold close, clasp
1d) (Hiphpael) gird oneself (for war)
1a) (Qal) to gird, gird on (metaphorical of strength)
1b) (Niphal) be girded
1c)(Piel) hold close, clasp
1d) (Hiphpael) gird oneself (for war)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | girded (7), up (3), about (2), gird (2), girt (1), girdeth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | you have armed me (2), brace (2), prepare for battle (2), are equipped (1), he seizes me (1), who arms me (1), clothed me (1), having girded yourself (1), armed himself (1), i will equip you for battle (1), who array yourselves (1), ready (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Azar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 2:4The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with strength.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 22:40For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 1:8And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
Job
- Job 30:18By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.With great force He grasps my garment; He seizes me by the collar of my tunic.
- Job 38:3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
- Job 40:7Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
Psalms
- Psalm 18:32It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
- Psalm 18:39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
- Psalm 30:11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
- Psalm 65:6Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
- Psalm 93:1The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 8:9Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
- Isaiah 45:5I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
- Isaiah 50:11Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 1:17Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).