azaz · be strong, prevail

What it means

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

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 have more strength than another and come out ahead.
2. To harden the face, without letting oneself be corrected or feeling shame.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

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

• strong ×5
• was strong ×2
• hardens ×1
• prevail ×1
• she makes bold ×1
• strengthen ×1
• take refuge ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Judges×2
• Psalms×4
• Proverbs×3
• Ecclesiastes×1
• Isaiah×1
• Daniel×1

• Judges 3:10

  The spirit of YHWH came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and YHWH gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into his hand, and his hand was strong over Cushan-rishathaim.

• Judges 6:2

  The hand of Midian was strong over Israel. Because of Midian the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains, the caves, and the strongholds.

• Psalms 9:19

  Rise up, YHWH; let not the mortal grow strong; let the nations be judged before you.

• Psalms 52:7

  “Look at the man who would not make Elohim his stronghold, and trusted in the abundance of his riches; he grew strong in his calamity.”

• Psalms 68:28

  Your Elohim has commanded your strength; strengthen, Elohim, this that you have worked for us.

• Psalms 89:13

  Yours is the arm with might; strong is your hand, exalted your right hand.

• Proverbs 7:13

  And she seizes him and kisses him; she makes bold her face and says to him:

• Proverbs 8:28

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

• Proverbs 21:29

  A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright, he understands his way.

• Ecclesiastes 7:19

  Wisdom makes strong the wise man more than ten rulers who are in the city.

• Isaiah 30:2

  who set out to go down to Egypt, and have not asked my mouth, to take refuge in the stronghold of Pharaoh, and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt.

• Daniel 11:12

  And the multitude will be carried away, and his heart will be lifted up, and he will bring down tens of thousands, but he will not prevail.