Strong's Lexicon

H5833

H5833 — עֶזרָה עֶזרָת

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

Hebrewezrahnoun femOccurrences: 26TWOT: 1598b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5833
Word:עֶזרָה עֶזרָת
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:feminine of H5828
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:26
Transliteration:ezrah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`ezrah (ez-raw') (or mezrath (Psa. 60) n-f.
Meaning:1. aid
KJV Renderings:help(-ed, -er).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5973

I. עֶזְרָה, עֶזְרָת, עֶזְרָ֫תָה noun feminine help, succour, assistance; — absolute ׳ ע Isa 10:3 +, עֶזְרָת Ps 60:13; Ps 108:13 ( Ges«GKC:80g»§ 80g), עֶזְרָ֫תָה Ps 63:8 + 2 t.; construct עֶזְרַת Isa 31:2 +; suffix עֶזְרָתִי Ps 22:20 +, etc.; —

1. help, succour Isa 10:3; Isa 20:6 (+ לְהִנָּצֵל), Isa 31:1; Jer 37:7; Lam 4:17; Job 6:13; 2Chr 28:21 פֹּעֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן ׳ ע Isa 31:2 help from, etc.; ׳ י ׳ ע Judg 5:23 (twice in verse) help of (for) ׳ י; from ׳ י Ps 22:20; Ps 38:23; Ps 40:14 (|| לְהַצִּילֵנִי), Ps 70:2 (|| id.), Ps 71:12 + מִצָּ֑ר Ps 60:13 (|| תְּשׁוּעָה) =Ps 108:13.
2. concrete, embodied help, one who helps (compare 1 עֵזֶר 2):
a. collective Job 31:21 when I saw my help (assistance, support) in the gate; ׳ בֵּע (see I. עֵזֶר 2.) Nah 3:9 .
b. of ׳ י Ps 27:9; Ps 40:18 (+ מְפַלֵּט), Ps 46:2 (|| מַחֲסֶה, עֹז) Ps 44:27; Ps 63:8; Ps 94:17 ׳ בְּע Ps 35:2.


Other Resources

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

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