מָעוֹזmâʻôwz

place or means of safety, protection

Pronunciation: maw-oze' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4581

Meanings

1. place of safety, literally (Judges 6:26; Isaiah 23:11; Isaiah 23:14)

a. figurative, of God (Nahum 1:7; Psalms 27:1; Psalms 31:5)

b. of a heathen god (Daniel 11:38; Isaiah 23:1)

3. figurative of human protection (Isaiah 30:2; Isaiah 30:3; Psalms 60:9)

Same root

עָזַזʻâzaz · H5810to be stout (literally or figuratively)

Where it appears

Appears 36 times in the Bible.

Judges 6:26 Then build an altar to the Lord your God here on this hilltop sanctuary, laying the stones carefully. Sacrifice the bull as a burnt offering on the altar, using as fuel the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down.”
2 Samuel 22:33 God is my strong fortress, and he makes my way perfect.
Nehemiah 8:10 And Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!”
Psalms 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?
Psalms 28:8 The Lord gives his people strength. He is a safe fortress for his anointed king.
Psalms 31:2 Turn your ear to listen to me; rescue me quickly. Be my rock of protection, a fortress where I will be safe.

See every passage

Judges 6:26
2 Samuel 22:33
Nehemiah 8:10
Psalms 27:1, 28:8, 31:2, 31:4, 37:39, 43:2, 52:7, 60:7, 108:8
Proverbs 10:29
Isaiah 17:9, 17:10, 23:4, 23:11, 23:14, 25:4, 27:5, 30:2, 30:3
Jeremiah 16:19
Ezekiel 24:25, 30:15
Daniel 11:1, 11:7, 11:10, 11:19, 11:31, 11:38, 11:39
Joel 3:16
Nahum 1:7, 3:11

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).