Strong's Lexicon

H556

H556 — אַמצָּה

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

Hebrewamtsahnoun femOccurrences: 1TWOT: 117b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H556
Word:אַמצָּה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H553
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:amtsah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:am-tsaw'
Meaning:1. force
KJV Renderings:strength.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB550

אַמְצָה noun feminine strength, figurative Zech 12:5, but sense difficult, compare WrZech. P. 585; StaZAW 1881, 34 proposes לְיוֺשְׁבֵי אָמְצְאָה (after ᵐ5 ᵑ7 ) may I be sufficient for.


Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אמצה (am-tzah’)

Concordance entry

EHCC: Zee. 5.my strength in the Lord of hosts
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