az · strong, fierce

What it means

az (עַז) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “strong, fierce”.

Harsh; also strength.

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. Having strength to prevail: an enemy, a people or a border hard to overcome.
2. Hard and cruel, not to be softened or moved to pity.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

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

• strong ×16
• fierce ×3
• mighty ×2
• harshly ×1
• power ×1
• stronger ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Genesis×2
• Exodus×1
• Numbers×2
• Deuteronomy×1
• Judges×2
• 2 Samuel×1
• Nehemiah×1
• Psalms×2
• Proverbs×3
• Song of Songs×1
• Isaiah×5
• Ezekiel×1
• Daniel×1
• Amos×1

• Genesis 49:3

  Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength and the first fruit of my vigor, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

• Genesis 49:7

  Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their fury, for it is cruel. I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

• Exodus 14:21

  Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and YHWH drove back the sea by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were split.

• Numbers 13:28

  Only the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large; and we also saw the descendants of Anak there.

• Numbers 21:24

  And Israel struck him with the edge of the sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the sons of Ammon; for the border of the sons of Ammon was strong.

• Deuteronomy 28:50

  a nation fierce of face, which will not show regard for the old and will not favor the young.

• Judges 14:14

  And he said to them, “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” And they could not explain the riddle for three days.

• Judges 14:18

  And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, “What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion?” And he said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle.”

• 2 Samuel 22:18

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

• Nehemiah 9:11

  And the sea you divided before them, and they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground; and their pursuers you threw into the depths, like a stone into mighty waters.

• Psalms 18:17

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

• Psalms 59:3

  For look, they lie in wait for my soul; the strong gather against me, not for my transgression nor for my sin, YHWH.

• Proverbs 18:23

  The poor speaks pleas for mercy, but the rich answers harshly.

• Proverbs 21:14

  A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.

• Proverbs 30:25

  the ants, a people not strong, and they prepare their food in the summer;

• Song of Songs 8:6

  Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm, for strong as death is love, hard as Sheol is jealousy; its flames are flames of fire, a flame of Yah.

• Isaiah 19:4

  And I will hand over Egypt into the hand of a hard master, and a strong king will rule over them, declares the Lord, YHWH Tsevaot.

• Isaiah 25:3

  Therefore a strong people will honor you; the town of tyrant nations will fear you.

• Isaiah 26:1

  On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; he sets salvation as walls and rampart.

• Isaiah 43:16

  Thus says YHWH, who makes in the sea a way, and in mighty waters a path;

• Isaiah 56:11

  And the dogs are strong of appetite, they do not know satisfaction; and they are shepherds who do not know how to understand; all of them have turned to their own way, each to his gain, without exception.

• Ezekiel 7:24

  And I will bring the worst of the nations, and they will possess their houses; and I will make cease the pride of the strong, and their sanctuaries will be profaned.

• Daniel 8:23

  And at the end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their full measure, there will stand up a king fierce of face and understanding riddles.

• Amos 5:9

  The one who makes destruction flash against the strong, and destruction comes against the fortress.