אָזַרʼâzar

gird, encompass, equip

Pronunciation: aw-zar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H247

Meanings

Qal: gird, gird on (1 Samuel 2:4; Job 30:18; Jeremiah 1:17)

Niph`al: girded with might (Psalms 65:7)

Pi`el: gird (Psalms 18:40; Psalms 30:12; 2 Samuel 22:40)

Hithpa`el: gird oneself (Psalms 93:1; Isaiah 8:9)

Where it appears

Appears 16 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Samuel 2:4 The bow of the mighty is now broken, and those who stumbled are now strong.
  • 2 Samuel 22:40 You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.
  • 2 Kings 1:8 They replied, “He was a hairy man, and he wore a leather belt around his waist.” “Elijah from Tishbe!” the king exclaimed.
  • Job 30:18 With a strong hand, God grabs my shirt. He grips me by the collar of my coat.
  • Job 38:3 Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.
  • Job 40:7 “Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.
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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).