Oz עֹז

Oz (Hebrew עֹז, Strong's H5797) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “strength”. It occurs 92 times in 91 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

Topics

• Strength

Verses

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

Exodus

• Exodus 15:2
  The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
• Exodus 15:13
  Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.

Leviticus

• Leviticus 26:19
  And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,

Judges

• Judges 5:21
  The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength!
• Judges 9:51
  But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.But there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women, and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof of the tower.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 2:10
  The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 6:14
  And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD,

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 13:8
  And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
• 1 Chronicles 16:11
  Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
• 1 Chronicles 16:27
  Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy fill His dwelling.
• 1 Chronicles 16:28
  Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength.Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 6:41
  Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.
• 2 Chronicles 30:21
  And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the Lord.The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.

Ezra

• Ezra 8:22
  For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”

Job

• Job 12:16
  With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
• Job 26:2
  How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
• Job 37:6
  For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
• Job 41:22
  In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.Strength resides in his neck, and dismay leaps before him.

Psalms

• Psalm 8:2
  Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
• Psalm 21:1
  The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
• Psalm 21:13
  Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
• Psalm 28:7
  The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
• Psalm 28:8
  The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.
• Psalm 29:1
  Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
• Psalm 29:11
  The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
• Psalm 30:7
  LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
• Psalm 46:1
  God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
• Psalm 59:9
  Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
• Psalm 59:16
  But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
• Psalm 59:17
  Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
• Psalm 61:3
  For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
• Psalm 62:7
  In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
• Psalm 62:11
  God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
• Psalm 63:2
  To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
• Psalm 66:3
  Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
• Psalm 68:28
  Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.
• Psalm 68:33
  To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
• Psalm 68:34
  Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.
• Psalm 68:35
  O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
• Psalm 71:7
  I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
• Psalm 74:13
  Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
• Psalm 77:14
  Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.You are the God who works wonders; You display Your strength among the peoples.
• Psalm 78:26
  He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might.
• Psalm 78:61
  And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary.
• Psalm 81:1
  Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
• Psalm 84:5
  Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
• Psalm 86:16
  O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.
• Psalm 89:10
  Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
• Psalm 89:17
  For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
• Psalm 90:11
  Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.
• Psalm 93:1
  The 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.
• Psalm 96:6
  Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.
• Psalm 96:7
  Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
• Psalm 99:4
  The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
• Psalm 105:4
  Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
• Psalm 110:2
  The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
• Psalm 118:14
  The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
• Psalm 132:8
  Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
• Psalm 138:3
  In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
• Psalm 140:7
  O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
• Psalm 150:1
  Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 10:15
  The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
• Proverbs 14:26
  In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
• Proverbs 18:10
  The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
• Proverbs 18:11
  The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
• Proverbs 18:19
  A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
• Proverbs 21:22
  A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
• Proverbs 24:5
  A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
• Proverbs 31:17
  She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.
• Proverbs 31:25
  Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 8:1
  Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 12:2
  Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
• Isaiah 45:24
  Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
• Isaiah 49:5
  And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength.And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him— for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—
• Isaiah 51:9
  Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
• Isaiah 52:1
  Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
• Isaiah 62:8
  The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 16:19
  O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
• Jeremiah 48:17
  All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered— the glorious staff!
• Jeremiah 51:53
  Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the Lord.Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 19:11
  And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.
• Ezekiel 19:12
  But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.
• Ezekiel 19:14
  And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”
• Ezekiel 24:21
  Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
• Ezekiel 26:11
  With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.The hooves of his horses will trample all your streets. He will slaughter your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground.
• Ezekiel 30:6
  Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God.For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.
• Ezekiel 30:18
  At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.
• Ezekiel 33:28
  For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through.

Amos

• Amos 3:11
  Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”

Micah

• Micah 5:4
  And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 3:4
  And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.

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).