עַז
ʿaz
strong
Strong's H5794AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 1596a

עַז (ʿaz) is a Hebrew adjective meaning strong. It appears 24 times in 14 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5794).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1596a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1596a)strong, mighty, fierce; vehement, harsh; greedy, power, roughly
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עַז adjective: strong, mighty, fierce

Strong's H5794 עַז: strong, vehement, harsh
KJV:fierce, greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.

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 1596: עָזַז ʿāzaz — be strong; prevail; be stout; harden, impudent, strengthen

See it in Scripture

Genesis 49:3Numbers 13:28Judges 14:14

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