אַמִּיץʼammîyts
mighty (2 Samuel 15:12; Job 9:4; Isaiah 28:2; Amos 2:16; Job 9:19)
Pronunciation: am-meets' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H533
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- 2 Samuel 15:12 While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David’s counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum.
- Job 9:4 For God is so wise and so mighty. Who has ever challenged him successfully?
- Job 9:19 If it’s a question of strength, he’s the strong one. If it’s a matter of justice, who dares to summon him to court?
- Isaiah 28:2 For the Lord will send a mighty army against it. Like a mighty hailstorm and a torrential rain, they will burst upon it like a surging flood and smash it to the ground.
- Isaiah 40:26 Look up into the heavens. Who created all the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of his great power and incomparable strength, not a single one is missing.
- Amos 2:16 On that day the most courageous of your fighting men will drop their weapons and run for their lives,” says the Lord.
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).