עוּזʻûwz
take or seek refuge
Pronunciation: ooz · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5756
Meanings
Hiph`il: bring into safety (Isaiah 10:31; Jeremiah 4:6; Jeremiah 6:1)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 9:19 Quick! Order your livestock and servants to come in from the fields to find shelter. Any person or animal left outside will die when the hail falls.’”
- Isaiah 10:31 There go the people of Madmenah, all fleeing. The citizens of Gebim are trying to hide.
- Isaiah 30:2 For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt for help. You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection. You have tried to hide in his shade.
- Jeremiah 4:6 Raise a signal flag as a warning for Jerusalem: ‘Flee now! Do not delay!’ For I am bringing terrible destruction upon you from the north.”
- Jeremiah 6:1 “Run for your lives, you people of Benjamin! Get out of Jerusalem! Sound the alarm in Tekoa! Send up a signal at Beth-hakkerem! A powerful army is coming from the north, coming with disaster and destruction.
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).