Az עַז

Az (Hebrew עַז, Strong's H5794) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “strong”. It occurs 24 times in 24 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Az, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 49:3
  Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
• Genesis 49:7
  Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

Exodus

• Exodus 14:21
  And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,

Numbers

• Numbers 13:28
  Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.
• Numbers 21:24
  And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 28:50
  A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.

Judges

• Judges 14:14
  And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.
• Judges 14:18
  And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 22:18
  He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 9:11
  And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.

Psalms

• Psalm 18:17
  He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
• Psalm 59:3
  For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 18:23
  The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
• Proverbs 21:14
  A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
• Proverbs 30:25
  The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

Song of Solomon

• Song of Solomon 8:6
  Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 19:4
  And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
• Isaiah 25:3
  Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.Therefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You.
• Isaiah 26:1
  In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.
• Isaiah 43:16
  Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters,
• Isaiah 56:11
  Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 7:24
  Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.

Daniel

• Daniel 8:23
  And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.

Amos

• Amos 5:9
  That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).