מָעוֹז
māʿôz
place of safety
Strong's H4581NounHebrewTWOT 1578a

מָעוֹז (māʿôz) is a Hebrew noun meaning place of safety. It appears 37 times in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4581).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1578a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1578a)place, means of safety, protection; fortified, defence; force, fort, fortress, rock, strength, strengthen, strong
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מָעוֹז noun, masculine: place, means of safety, protection

Strong's H4581 מָעוֹז: a fortified place; figuratively, a defence
KJV:force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (× most) strong (hold).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1578: עוּז ʿûz — take, seek refuge; bring into safety; be strong, strengthen, save; gather, retire

See it in Scripture

Judges 6:262 Samuel 22:33Nehemiah 8:10

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