amats · be strong, prevail

What it means

amats (אָמַץ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “be strong, prevail”.

Over; take courage, be bold; make strong.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To be bold and steady: "take heart and be brave".
2. To give someone vigor, or make the heart stubborn.
3. To move quickly without losing time, often in order to flee.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• firm ×21
• hurried ×2
• take courage ×2
• they were stronger ×2
• whom you made strong ×2
• I strengthen you ×1
• harden ×1
• increases ×1
• made themselves strong ×1
• make strong ×1
• others ×7

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×1
• Deuteronomy×6
• Joshua×5
• Ruth×1
• 2 Samuel×1
• 1 Kings×1
• 1 Chronicles×2
• 2 Chronicles×7
• Job×2
• Psalms×7
• Proverbs×3
• Isaiah×3
• Amos×1
• Nahum×1

• Genesis 25:23

  YHWH said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from your inner parts will be divided; one people will be stronger than the other people, and the older will serve the younger.”

• Deuteronomy 2:30

  But Sihon king of Heshbon was not willing to let us pass by him, for YHWH your Elohim had hardened his spirit and made firm his heart, in order to give him into your hand, as it is this day.

• Deuteronomy 3:28

  And command Joshua, and strengthen him and make him firm, for he shall cross over before this people, and he shall make them inherit the land that you will see.”

• Deuteronomy 15:7

  If there is among you a needy one, one of your brothers, in one of your gates in your land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or close your hand against your brother, the needy one.

• Deuteronomy 31:6

  Be strong and firm; do not fear and do not be terrified before them, for YHWH your Elohim, he is the one who goes with you; he will not let go of you or forsake you.”

• Deuteronomy 31:7

  And Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and firm, for you will go with this people into the land that YHWH swore to their fathers to give them, and you will cause them to inherit it.

• Deuteronomy 31:23

  And he commanded Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and firm, for you will bring the sons of Israel into the land that I swore to them, and I will be with you.”

• Joshua 1:6

  Be strong and firm, for you will make this people inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give to them.

• Joshua 1:7

  Only be strong and very firm, being careful to do according to all the instruction that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn aside from it to the right or to the left, so that you may act wisely wherever you go.

• Joshua 1:9

  Have I not commanded you? Be strong and firm. Do not be terrified or dismayed, for YHWH your Elohim is with you wherever you go.”

• Joshua 1:18

  Any man who rebels against your command and does not listen to your words in all that you command him shall be put to death. Only be strong and firm.”

• Joshua 10:25

  And Joshua said to them, “Do not fear or be dismayed; be strong and firm, for thus YHWH will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”

• Ruth 1:18

  When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her.

• 2 Samuel 22:18

  He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were stronger than I.

• 1 Kings 12:18

  King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. And King Rehoboam hurried to get up into the chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

• 1 Chronicles 22:13

  Then you will prosper, if you are careful to do the statutes and the rules that YHWH commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and firm; do not fear and do not be dismayed.

• 1 Chronicles 28:20

  David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and firm, and do it; do not fear and do not be dismayed, for YHWH Elohim, my Elohim, is with you. He will not let go of you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of YHWH is finished.

• 2 Chronicles 10:18

  King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labor, and the sons of Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. And King Rehoboam hurried to get up into the chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

• 2 Chronicles 11:17

  They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made firm Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.

• 2 Chronicles 13:7

  Empty men, worthless fellows, gathered around him and made themselves strong against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender of heart, and he did not hold firm before them.

• 2 Chronicles 13:18

  The sons of Israel were subdued at that time, and the sons of Judah grew firm, because they relied on YHWH, Elohim of their fathers.

• 2 Chronicles 24:13

  Those doing the work worked, and the restoration of the work advanced in their hand; they set up the house of Elohim according to its measure and strengthened it.

• 2 Chronicles 32:7

  “Be strong and firm; do not fear or be dismayed before the king of Assyria or before all the multitude that is with him, for with us there are more than with him.

• 2 Chronicles 36:13

  He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by Elohim; and he stiffened his neck and made firm his heart against returning to YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.

• Job 4:4

  The one who stumbled your words have raised up, and buckling knees you have made firm.

• Job 16:5

  I could make you firm with my mouth, and the movement of my lips would restrain your pain.

• Psalms 18:17

  He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hate me, for they were stronger than I.

• Psalms 27:14

  Wait for YHWH; be strong, and let your heart take courage; and wait for YHWH.

• Psalms 31:24

  Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who await YHWH.

• Psalms 80:15

  and the stock that your right hand planted, and the son whom you made strong for yourself.

• Psalms 80:17

  Let your hand be upon the man of your right hand, upon the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

• Psalms 89:21

  with whom my hand will be steadfast; my arm also will strengthen him.

• Psalms 142:6

  Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.

• Proverbs 8:28

  when he made firm the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep grew strong,

• Proverbs 24:5

  A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increases strength.

• Proverbs 31:17

  She girds her loins with strength, and strengthens her arms.

• Isaiah 35:3

  Strengthen the drooping hands, and the stumbling knees make firm.

• Isaiah 41:10

  Do not fear, for I am with you; do not look about in anguish, for I am your Elohim; I strengthen you, also I help you, also I uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

• Isaiah 44:14

  To cut down cedars for himself, he takes a holm oak and an oak, and makes it strong for himself among the trees of the forest; he plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow.

• Amos 2:14

  And flight will perish from the swift, and the strong will not make firm his strength, and the mighty man will not deliver his soul.

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