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מָעוֹז (H4581)

mâʻôwz

maw-oze'

(also מָעוּז ); or מָעֹז (also מָעֻז; from עָזַז; a fortified place; figuratively, a defence; force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), ([idiom] most) strong (hold).

Brown–Driver–Briggs

מָעוֹז n.m. place or means of safety, protection

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.


35 occurrences

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  • Daniel 11:38
    But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
  • Daniel 11:39
    Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
  • Joel 3:16
    The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
  • Nahum 1:7
    The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
  • Nahum 3:11
    Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.