Strong's Lexicon

H4581

H4581 — מָעוֹז מָעוּז מָעוֹז מָעוּז

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewma`owznoun mascOccurrences: 37TWOT: 1578a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4581
Word:	מָעוֹז מָעוּז מָעוֹז מָעוּז
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H5810
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	37
Transliteration:	ma`owz
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	maw-oze' (also mauwz {maw-ooz'} or mahoz {maw-oze'}, also ma,uz {maw-ooz'};) n-m.
Meaning:	1. a fortified place 2. (figuratively) a defence
KJV Renderings:	force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (X most) strong (hold).

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מָעוֺז noun masculine^{Judg 6:26} place or means of safety, protection ( ᵑ0 suffixes as if from עזז, but probably erroneous, compare Buhl^{Lex 13} Ges^{«GKC:85k»§ 85k}); — ׳ מ absolute Judg 6:26 +, construct Isa 30:2 +; suffix מָעוּזִי 2Sam 22:33 (but read הַמְּאַזְּרֵנִי as || Ps 18:33), מָעוּזִּי Ps 31:3 +, מָעֻזִּי Isa 27:5 +, מָעוּזּוֺ Ps 52:9 +, מָעֻזֹּה Dan 11:10, etc. (read probably מְעוֺזִּי, etc.); plural מָעֻזִּים Dan 11:38 Dan 11:39, suffix מָעֻזְּנֶיהָ Isa 23:11, read מָעֻזֶּיהָ (Ges^{«GKC:20o»§ 20o} Che^Heb.Hpt. and others; strike out dagesh forte in all, see above); —

1. literally place of safety Judg 6:26, hence (c. collateral idea of strength, as if from עזז = fastness Isa 23:11; Isa 23:14 (in Isa 23:14 Che^Heb.Hpt. proposes מְחוֺזְכֶם your city), Ezek 24:25; Ezek 30:15; Dan 11:7; Dan 11:10; Dan 11:19, ׳ הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַמּ Dan 11:31, מִבְצְרֵי מָעֻזִּים Dan 11:39 הַיָּם ׳ מ i.e. harbour Isa 23:4, but strike out O1 Du Che^Hpt.; מֵאוֺיֵב ׳ מ Nah 3:11 compare ׳ עָרֵי מ Isa 17:9.

a. figurative, of God (׳ י) as refuge Nah 1:7; Ps 27:1; Ps 31:5; Ps 37:39; Ps 52:9; Isa 25:4 (twice in verse); Joel 4:16 , עֻזִּי וּמָעֻזִּי וּמְנוּסִי ׳ י Jer 16:19, יְשׁוּעוֺת מְשִׁיחוֺ ׳ מ Ps 28:8 (|| עָזֿ); so ׳ צוּר מ Isa 17:10; Ps 31:3, ׳ אֱלֹהֵי מ Ps 43:2 also יַחֲזֵק בְּמָעֻזִּי Isa 27:5 let him lay hold of my refuge (me as refuge); cf . הִיא מָעֻזְּכֶם ׳ חֶדְוַת י Neh 8:10, ׳ לַתֹּם דֶּרֶךְ י ׳ מ Prov 10:29 .

b. of a heathen god, אֱלוֺהַּ מָעֻזִּים Dan 11:38 (read מְחֹזִים cities Che^{Isa 23:1

,Heb.Hpt.}).

3. figurative of human protection, פַּרְעֹה ׳ מ Isa 30:2; Isa 30:3 (both || צֵּל מִצְרַיִם); ראֹשִׁי ׳ אֶפְרַיִם מ Ps 60:9 = Ps 108:9, i.e. my helmet; also (of angel) Dan 11:1 (|| מַחֲזִיק).

עֲוִיל see II. עול . below

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מעוז (mah-gohz’)

Judges 6:2

KJV: And 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.prevailed: Heb. was strong

EHCC: build an altar...upon the top of this rock,

Judges 280:22

EHCC: 33. God (is) my strength (and ( power:

Judges 28:8

EHCC: 0nd he (is) the saving strength of his

Psalms 81:2

KJV: Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

EHCC: (3).be thou my strong rock, (lit. tomes

Psalms 43:2

KJV: For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

EHCC: thou (art) the God of my strength.

Psalms 52:7

KJV: Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.wickedness: or, substance

EHCC: (9).man (that) made not God his sireagth ;

Psalms 60:7

KJV: Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

EHCC: (9). Ephraim also (is) the strength of mine

Psalms 108:8

KJV: Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

EHCC: 9( . Ephraim also (is) the strength of mine

Proverbs 10:29

KJV: The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

EHCC: The way of the Lord (is) streagth to the

Isaiah 17:9

KJV: In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.

EHCC: In that aay shall his strong cities (lit the

Isaiah 23:4

KJV: Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.

EHCC: (even) the strength of the sea,

Isaiah 11:90

EHCC: destroy the strong holds (mar.

Isaiah 25:4

KJV: For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

EHCC: thou hast been a strength to the poor, «

Isaiah 27:5

KJV: Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.

EHCC: let him take hold of my strength, 7

Isaiah 30:9

KJV: That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord:

EHCC: en themselves in the streagi

Jeremiah 16:19

KJV: 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.

EHCC: O Lord, my strength, and my fortress,

Jeremiah 30:15

KJV: Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.

EHCC: will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength

Joel 3:16

KJV: The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.hope: Heb. place of repair, or, harbour

EHCC: (4:16).and the strength of the children of

Nahum 1:7

KJV: The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.strong hold: or, strength

EHCC: 4 strong hold (mang. strength) in the day

Nahum 8:11

EHCC: thou also shalt seek strength