oz · strength, might

What it means

oz (עֹז) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “strength, might”.

Strength, power.

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. Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
2. A strong refuge.
3. Hardness in the face of one who does not yield or feel shame.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Word study

Strength, power; also firmness and protection. BDB: strength, in the sense of security, majesty, praise. Of the same root is עָזַז, “be strong”.

• “My strength and my song is Yah” Exodus 15:2Psalms 28:7
• “Give to YHWH glory and strength” Psalms 29:1
• “Elohim {is} for us a refuge and strength” Psalms 46:1
• “Seek YHWH and his strength” 1 Chronicles 16:11
• Human strength: David danced “with all his strength” 2 Samuel 6:14Proverbs 31:25

How we translate it

“Strength” 79 times, “strong” 8, “power” 2, “might” 1, “mighty” 1. This edition renders עֹז “strength” (1 Chronicles 16:11; Ezra 8:22), distinct from גְּבוּרָה, which is usually “might”.

How it is translated

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

• strength ×79
• strong ×8
• power ×2
• hardness ×1
• might ×1
• mighty ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Exodus×2
• Leviticus×1
• Judges×2
• 1 Samuel×1
• 2 Samuel×1
• 1 Chronicles×4
• 2 Chronicles×2
• Ezra×1
• Job×4
• Psalms×44
• Proverbs×9
• Ecclesiastes×1
• Isaiah×6
• Jeremiah×3
• Ezekiel×8
• Amos×1
• Micah×1
• Habakkuk×1

• Exodus 15:2

  My strength and my song is Yah, and he has become my salvation. This is my El, and I will praise him; the Elohim of my father, and I will exalt him.

• Exodus 15:13

  In your loyal love you have led the people whom you redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.

• Leviticus 26:19

  And I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your heavens like iron and your land like bronze.

• Judges 5:21

  The brook Kishon swept them away, the ancient brook, the brook Kishon. Tread on, my soul, with strength!

• Judges 9:51

  There was a strong tower in the middle of the city, and all the men and the women and all the lords of the city fled there; they shut it behind them and went up on the roof of the tower.

• 1 Samuel 2:10

  YHWH: those who contend with him will be shattered; against them he will thunder in the heavens. YHWH will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king and lift high the horn of his anointed.”

• 2 Samuel 6:14

  David was dancing with all his strength before YHWH, and David was girded with a linen ephod.

• 1 Chronicles 13:8

  And David and all Israel were celebrating before Elohim with all their strength, with songs and with lyres and with harps and with tambourines and with cymbals and with trumpets.

• 1 Chronicles 16:11

  Seek YHWH and his strength; seek his face continually.

• 1 Chronicles 16:27

  Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place.

• 1 Chronicles 16:28

  Give to YHWH, families of the peoples, give to YHWH glory and strength.

• 2 Chronicles 6:41

  And now, arise, YHWH Elohim, to your rest, you and the ark of your strength. Let your priests, YHWH Elohim, be clothed with salvation, and let your faithful ones rejoice in what is good.

• 2 Chronicles 30:21

  The sons of Israel who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy, and the Levites and the priests were praising YHWH day by day, with instruments of strength to YHWH.

• Ezra 8:22

  For I was ashamed to ask of the king troops and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, saying, “The hand of our Elohim is on all who seek him for good, and his strength and his anger are against all who forsake him.”

• Job 12:16

  With him are power and success; to him belong the one who errs and the one who makes others err.

• Job 26:2

  “How you have helped one who has no strength; how you have saved the arm without might.

• Job 37:6

  For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the downpour of rain, and to the downpour of his mighty rains.

• Job 41:22

  In its neck strength lodges, and before it faintness leaps.

• Psalms 8:2

  From the mouth of children and of nursing infants you have founded strength because of your adversaries, to put an end to the enemy and the one who takes vengeance.

• Psalms 21:1

  For the director. A psalm of David. YHWH, in your strength the king is glad, and in your salvation how greatly he is jubilant.

• Psalms 21:13

  Be exalted, YHWH, in your strength; we will sing and sing psalms to your might.

• Psalms 28:7

  YHWH is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusted, and I was helped; and my heart leaped for joy, and with my song I will give him thanks.

• Psalms 28:8

  YHWH is strength for them, and the stronghold of the salvations of his anointed is he.

• Psalms 29:1

  A psalm of David. Give to YHWH, sons of El, give to YHWH glory and strength.

• Psalms 29:11

  YHWH will give strength to his people; YHWH will bless his people with peace.

• Psalms 30:7

  YHWH, by your favor you set firm my mountain with strength; you hid your face; I was dismayed.

• Psalms 46:1

  For the director. Of the sons of Korah. On Alamot. A song. Elohim is for us a refuge and strength, a help in distresses very easily found.

• Psalms 59:9

  Facing his strength, I will watch for you, for Elohim is my high refuge.

• Psalms 59:16

  But I will sing of your strength, and shout for joy in the morning over your loyal love; for you have been a high refuge for me, and a place to flee in the day of my distress.

• Psalms 59:17

  My strength, to you I will sing psalms; for Elohim is my high refuge, the Elohim of my loyal love.

• Psalms 61:3

  For you have been a refuge for me, a tower of strength in the face of the enemy.

• Psalms 62:7

  Upon Elohim rests my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in Elohim.

• Psalms 62:11

  Once Elohim has spoken, twice I have heard this: that strength belongs to Elohim,

• Psalms 63:2

  So in the holy place I have gazed on you, to see your strength and your glory.

• Psalms 66:3

  Say to Elohim, “How awesome are your works! Because of the abundance of your strength your enemies feign submission to you.

• Psalms 68:28

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

• Psalms 68:33

  to him who rides in the heavens of heavens of old; look, he gives forth his voice, a voice of strength.

• Psalms 68:34

  Give strength to Elohim; over Israel is his greatness, and his strength is in the clouds.

• Psalms 68:35

  Awesome is Elohim from your sanctuaries; the El of Israel, he gives strength and vigor to the people. Blessed be Elohim.

• Psalms 71:7

  Like a portent I have been to many, but you are my refuge of strength.

And 52 more times.