Be strong
עָזַזStrong’s H5810azaz (a-zaz)
Appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Azaz is the Hebrew word usually translated “it prevailed”, “it prevail” and “was strong”. It appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
“And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.”
Meaning
- To be strong(Qal) to be strong, prevail · (Hiphil) to make firm, strengthen
How it's translated
- and it prevailed 2
- it prevail 1
- he was strong 1
- be strong 1
- it is strong 1
- she has made firm 1
- when became strong 1
- he makes strong 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 4
- Proverbs 3
- Judges 2
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Daniel 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Judges 3:10And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.
- Judges 6:2And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.
- Psalms 9:19Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
- Psalms 52:7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
- Psalms 68:28Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
- Psalms 89:13Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
Hebrew dictionary
עָזַז azaz · be strong
1) to be strong 1a) (Qal) to be strong, prevail 1b) (Hiphil) to make firm, strengthen
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “strong” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STRONG, adjective
[G., Latin The sense of the radical word is to stretch, strain, draw, and probably from the root of stretch and reach.]
- Having physical active power, or great physical power; having the power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.“That our oxen may be strong to labor” Psalms 144:14
- Having physical passive power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; solid; as a constitution strong enough to bear the fatigues of a campaign.
- Well fortified; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as a strong fortress or town.
- Having great military or naval force; powerful; as a strong army or fleet; a strong nation; a nation strong at sea.
All definitions
- Having great wealth, means or resources; as a strong house or company of merchants.
- Moving with rapidity; violent; forcible; impetuous; as a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; we had a strong tide against us.
- Hale; sound; robust; as a strong constitution.
- Powerful; forcible; cogent; adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; as a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example or instance.
- Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as a strong partisan; a strong whig or tory.
- Having virtues of great efficacy; or having a particular quality in a great degree; as a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea; strong coffee.
- Full of spirit; intoxicating; as strong liquors.
- Affecting the sight forcibly; as strong colors.
- Affecting the taste forcibly; as the strong flavor of onions.
- Affecting the smell powerfully; as a strong scent.
- Not of easy digestion; solid; as strong meat. Hebrews 5:7
- Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as a custom grown strong by time.
- Violent; vehement; earnest.“Who in the day of his flesh, when he offered up prayers with strong crying and tears--” Hebrews 5:7
- Able; furnished with abilities.
- Having great force of mind, of intellect or of any faculty; as a man of strong powers of mind; a man of a strong mind or intellect; a man of strong memory, judgment or imagination.
- Having great force; comprising much in few words.
- Bright; glaring; vivid; as a strong light.
- Powerful to the extent of force named; as an army ten thousand strong
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.