אָזʼâz

at that time, then, whether expressing duration, or inception (= thereupon)

Pronunciation: awz · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H227

Meanings

1. strictly temporal (Genesis 12:6; Genesis 13:7; Joshua 14:11)

b. will have, then (Isaiah 35:5; Isaiah 35:6; Isaiah 60:5)

2. expressing logical sequence strictly in the apodosis (Isaiah 58:14; Proverbs 2:5; Job 9:31)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 141 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 4:26 When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name.
  • Genesis 12:6 Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.
  • Genesis 13:7 So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. (At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.)
  • Genesis 24:41 Then you will have fulfilled your obligation. But if you go to my relatives and they refuse to let her go with you, you will be free from my oath.’
  • Genesis 39:5 From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master’s household and property, the Lord began to bless Potiphar’s household for Joseph’s sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished.
  • Genesis 49:4 But you are as unruly as a flood, and you will be first no longer. For you went to bed with my wife; you defiled my marriage couch.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).