BDB5945
עֹז, and (rarely) עוֺז noun masculine strength, might; — absolute ׳ ע Judg 9:51 +, עוֺז Ps 84:6 +, עָזֿ Isa 26:1, once עָ֑ז Gen 49:3 construct עֹז Mic 5:3 +, עָזֿ Ps 28:8 suffix עָזִּי Exod 15:2 + 2 t., עֻזִּי Ps 28:7 +; עָזְּךָ Ps 21:2 + 2 t., עֻזְּךָ Ps 66:3 +; suffix 1 plural עוּזֵנוּ Ps 81:2 3 masculine plural עֻזָּמוּ Ps 89:18, etc.; — strength, might (usually in poetry, 44 t. Psalms):
1. material and physical, מִגְדַּלעֹֿז
Judg 9:51, and
figurative (of ׳
י), Ps
61:4;
Prov 18:10, מַחֲסִיעֹֿז
Ps 71:7, compare
עִיר עָזלָֿנוּ
Isa 26:1,
קִרְיַתעֹֿז
Prov 18:19
(simile), Prov
10:15 =
Prov 18:11 (figurative); עֹז מִבְטֶחָ֑ה
Prov 21:22
(of a city, read possibly מעוז Toy); צוּר עֻזִּי
Ps 62:8
(figurative); מְרוֺם עֻזָּהּ
Jer 51:53 (of
Babylonian ), מַצְּבוֺת עֻזֵּךְ
Ezek 26:11
(of Tyre), compare Ps
30:8 (reading לְהַרְרֵיעֹֿז
ᵑ7
Hup
Che
Kau
We; but no object for verb; Gie in
Bae proposes הָעֳמַדְתִּי for הֶעֱמַדְתָּה
); רְקִיעַ עֻזּוֺ
Ps 150:1
his mighty firmament (De
Hup
Kau and others; Ki
AV
RV
Che
the f. of his power, where his power dwells); בְּכָלעֹֿז
with all one's might
2Sam 6:14 = 1Chr 13:8, + 2Chr 30:21
(where so read, for
ᵑ0
כְּלֵי עֹז, Kau
Kit compare Be Oettli);
בְּעוֺז
Prov 31:17;
Prov 31:25
abstract for concrete
Judg 5:21 si vera lectio, but probably corrupt, compare GFM
Bu; of crocodile Job 41:14
קוֺל עֹז
Ps 68:34
a might voice; זְרוֺעַ עֻזּוֺ = his mighty arm
(figurative of ׳
י) Isa
62:8, compare
Isa 51:9;
Ps 89:11; Job
26:2, גֶּשֶׁם מִטְרוֺת עֻזּוֺ
Job 37:6
מַטֵּהעֹֿז, figurative of political power Jer 48:17 (|| מַקֵּל תִּפְאָרָה), Ezek 19:11;
Ezek 19:12;
Ezek 19:14
(vine-branches, in figure), Ps 110:2.
2. personal, social, and political:
a.
Amos 3:11,
׳
גְּאוֺן ע
Lev 26:19 (
H
),
Ezek
24:21;
Ezek
30:6;
Ezek 30:18; Ezek 33:28.
b. bestowed by ׳
י,
1Sam
2:10 (song), Ps 29:11; Ps 68:36; Ps 86:16; Ps 138:3, עוֺזלֿוֺ בָ֑ךְ
Ps 84:6; Ps 138:3 so
(implicit) of Zion
Isa
52:1.
c. of ׳
י as strength of his servants Mic 5:3; Isa 49:5; Ps 81:2; Ps 84:6, also Exod 15:2 (|| יְשׁוּעָה) = Isa 12:2 = Ps 118:14, compare Isa 45:24,
עֹז יְשׁוּעָתִי
Ps 140:8,
תִּפְאֶרֶת עֻזָּמוֺ
Ps 89:18
sometimes as their stronghold, for defence Jer 16:19 (+ מָעֻזִּי), Ps 28:7 (+ מָגִנִּי
), Ps 28:8 (||
מָעוֺז), Ps
46:2 (+ מַחֲסֶה), Ps 59:10 (reading עֻזִּי, see Commentaries and
Ginsbmargin; || מִשְׂגַּבִּי), Ps 59:18 (||
id.
), compare Prov 14:26 (|| מַחְסֶה); see also below
1. —
Prov 24:5 see
עַז
.
3.
might of ׳
י (especially Psalms):
a. as essential attribute Hab 3:4; Job 12:16; Ps 62:12; Ps 63:3; Ps 68:35;
Ps 93:1; Ps 96:6 = 1Chr 16:27
עֹז מֶלֶךְ
Ps 99:4 (title
of ׳
י).
b. theme of ascription in praise Ps 29:1 (c.יָהַב) = Ps 96:7 = 1Chr 16:28
; Ps 59:17
(with שִׁיר), Ps 68:35 (with נָתַן).
c. exerted for
his people and against his foes Exod 15:13 (song), Ps 21:2 (|| יְשׁוּעָה), Ps 21:14; Ps 66:3; Ps 68:29 + Ps 68:29
(reading עוֺז for עוּזָּה, see
עזז
), Ps
74:13;
Ps 77:15; Ps 78:26; Ps 105:4 = 1Chr 16:11; Ezra 8:22 (+ אַפּוֺ), compare
עֹז אַפֶּ֑ךָ
Ps 90:11.
d. manifested in connection with the ark, אֲרוֺן עֻזֶּ֑ךָ
2Chr 6:41=
Ps 132:8,
עֹז = ark Ps 78:61.
4.
עֹז פָּנָיו = boldness, impudence
Eccl 8:1, changed by
wisdom, De
Wild and others; < read ׳
עַז פ
he who is impudent
ᵐ5
Siegf (compare עזז
Hiph`il).
5. = stronghold (compare 2.c.): Ps 8:3
out of the mouth of babes . . . thou hast founded strength, or a stronghold (for
thy defence, compare vb), so Ew
De
Hup
Kau
Sch
Che
Dr, compare Du; >
praise
Vrss
Bae. — מָעוֺז see
עוז
.