To seek refuge
עוּזStrong’s H5756uz
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Uz is the Hebrew word usually translated “bring to refuge”, “have taken refuge” and “take refuge”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.”
Meaning
- (Hiphil) to take refuge, bring to refuge, seek refuge
How it's translated
- bring to refuge 1
- they have taken refuge 1
- to take refuge 1
- take refuge 1
- flee for refuge 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 2
- Jeremiah 2
- Exodus 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Isaiah 10:31Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
- Isaiah 30:2That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
- Jeremiah 4:6Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
- Jeremiah 6:1O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
Hebrew dictionary
עוּז uz · to seek refuge
(Hiphil) to take refuge, bring to refuge, seek refuge
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.