Azar עָזַר

Azar (Hebrew עָזַר, Strong's H5826) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to help”. It occurs 81 times in 77 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 Azar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 49:25
  Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 32:38
  Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection.which ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let them give you shelter!

Joshua

• Joshua 1:14
  Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;Your wives, your young children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers and help them,
• Joshua 10:4
  Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.“Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
• Joshua 10:6
  And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
• Joshua 10:33
  Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 7:12
  Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 8:5
  And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men.
• 2 Samuel 18:3
  But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will pay no attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for now if you support us from the city.”
• 2 Samuel 21:17
  But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 1:7
  And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.
• 1 Kings 20:16
  And they went out at noon. But Ben–hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 14:26
  For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 5:20
  And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
• 1 Chronicles 12:1
  Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
• 1 Chronicles 12:17
  And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
• 1 Chronicles 12:18
  Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
• 1 Chronicles 12:19
  And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
• 1 Chronicles 12:21
  And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
• 1 Chronicles 12:22
  For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
• 1 Chronicles 15:26
  And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
• 1 Chronicles 18:5
  And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men.
• 1 Chronicles 22:17
  David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 14:11
  And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
• 2 Chronicles 18:31
  And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
• 2 Chronicles 19:2
  And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
• 2 Chronicles 20:23
  For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had made an end to the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
• 2 Chronicles 25:8
  But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
• 2 Chronicles 26:7
  And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur–baal, and the Mehunims.God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabs living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunites.
• 2 Chronicles 26:13
  And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
• 2 Chronicles 26:15
  And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful.
• 2 Chronicles 28:16
  At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria.
• 2 Chronicles 28:23
  For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.Since Damascus had defeated him, he sacrificed to their gods and said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz and of all Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 32:3
  He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.he consulted with his leaders and commanders about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.
• 2 Chronicles 32:8
  With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

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.”
• Ezra 10:15
  Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.(Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this plan.)

Job

• Job 9:13
  If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
• 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 29:12
  Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
• Job 30:13
  They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.They tear up my path; they profit from my destruction, with no one to restrain them.

Psalms

• Psalm 10:14
  Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
• Psalm 22:11
  Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
• 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 30:10
  Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”
• Psalm 37:40
  And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
• Psalm 46:5
  God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
• Psalm 54:4
  Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
• Psalm 72:12
  For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
• Psalm 79:9
  Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.
• Psalm 86:17
  Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
• Psalm 107:12
  Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
• Psalm 109:26
  Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.
• Psalm 118:7
  The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
• Psalm 118:13
  Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
• Psalm 119:86
  All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
• Psalm 119:173
  Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
• Psalm 119:175
  Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 30:7
  For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.
• Isaiah 31:3
  Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
• Isaiah 41:6
  They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”
• Isaiah 41:10
  Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
• Isaiah 41:13
  For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
• Isaiah 41:14
  Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.Do not fear, O worm of Jacob, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 44:2
  Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
• Isaiah 49:8
  Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,
• Isaiah 50:7
  For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
• Isaiah 50:9
  Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them.
• Isaiah 63:5
  And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 47:4
  Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the Lord will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.

Lamentations

• Lamentations 1:7
  Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her, laughing at her downfall.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 30:8
  And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed.Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered.
• Ezekiel 32:21
  The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.Mighty chiefs will speak from the midst of Sheol about Egypt and her allies: ‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword.’

Daniel

• Daniel 10:13
  But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.
• Daniel 11:34
  Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.Now when they fall, they will be granted a little help, but many will join them insincerely.
• Daniel 11:45
  And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, but he will meet his end with no one to help him.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 1:15
  And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’

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).