עָזַרʻâzar
help, succour
Pronunciation: aw-zar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5826
Meanings
Qal: help (Psalms 118:13; 1 Chronicles 12:19; 1 Chronicles 12:20)
Niph`al: am helped (Psalms 28:7; 1 Chronicles 5:20; Daniel 11:34)
Hiph`il: dubious, see Qal (2 Samuel 18:3; 2 Chronicles 28:23)
Same root
- אֶלְעָזָרʼElʻâzâr · H499Elazar, the name of seven Israelites
- יַעֲזֵירYaʻăzêyr · H3270Jaazer or Jazer, a place East of the Jordan
- עַזּוּרʻAzzûwr · H5809Azzur, the name of three Israelites
- עֶזֶרʻEzer · H5827Ezer, the name of two Israelites
- עֵזֶרʻêzer · H5828aid
- עֲזַרְאֵלʻĂzarʼêl · H5832Azarel, the name of five Israelites
- עֲזָרָהʻăzârâh · H5835an inclosure; also a border
- עֲזַרְיָהʻĂzaryâh · H5838Azarjah, the name of nineteen Israelites
Where it appears
Appears 81 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 49:25 May the God of your father help you; may the Almighty bless you with the blessings of the heavens above, and blessings of the watery depths below, and blessings of the breasts and womb.
- Deuteronomy 32:38 Where now are those gods, who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their offerings? Let those gods arise and help you! Let them provide you with shelter!
- Joshua 1:14 Your wives, children, and livestock may remain here in the land Moses assigned to you on the east side of the Jordan River. But your strong warriors, fully armed, must lead the other tribes across the Jordan to help them conquer their territory. Stay with them
- Joshua 10:4 “Come and help me destroy Gibeon,” he urged them, “for they have made peace with Joshua and the people of Israel.”
- Joshua 10:6 The men of Gibeon quickly sent messengers to Joshua at his camp in Gilgal. “Don’t abandon your servants now!” they pleaded. “Come at once! Save us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings who live in the hill country have joined forces to attack us.”
- Joshua 10:33 During the attack on Lachish, King Horam of Gezer arrived with his army to help defend the town. But Joshua’s men killed him and his army, leaving no survivors.
See every passage
- Genesis 49:25
- Deuteronomy 32:38
- Joshua 1:14, 10:4, 10:6, 10:33
- 1 Samuel 7:12
- 2 Samuel 8:5, 18:3, 21:17
- 1 Kings 1:7, 20:16
- 2 Kings 14:26
- 1 Chronicles 5:20, 12:1, 12:17, 12:18, 12:19, 12:21, 12:22, 15:26, 18:5, 22:17
- 2 Chronicles 14:11, 18:31, 19:2, 20:23, 25:8, 26:7, 26:13, 26:15, 28:16, 28:23, 32:3, 32:8
- Ezra 8:22, 10:15
- Job 9:13, 26:2, 29:12, 30:13
- Psalms 10:14, 22:11, 28:7, 30:10, 37:40, 46:5, 54:4, 72:12, 79:9, 86:17, 107:12, 109:26, 118:7, 118:13, 119:86, 119:173, 119:175
- Isaiah 30:7, 31:3, 41:6, 41:10, 41:13, 41:14, 44:2, 49:8, 50:7, 50:9, 63:5
- Jeremiah 47:4
- Lamentations 1:7
- Ezekiel 30:8, 32:21
- Daniel 10:13, 11:34, 11:45
- Zechariah 1:15
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).