עֵזֶרʻêzer
help, succour
Pronunciation: ay'-zer · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5828
Meanings
1. help, succour (Isaiah 30:5; Daniel 11:34; Psalms 20:3)
2. concrete = one who helps (compare 1. עֶזְרָה 2) (Genesis 2:18; Genesis 2:20; Hosea 13:9)
Same root
- עָזַרʻâzar · H5826to surround, i.e. protect or aid
- אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶרʼEben hâ-ʻÊzer · H72Eben-ha-Ezer, a place in Palestine
- אֲחִיעֶזֶרʼĂchîyʻezer · H295Achiezer, the name of two Israelites
- אִיעֶזֵרʼÎyʻezêr · H372Iezer, an Israelite
- אֱלִיעֶזֶרʼĔlîyʻezer · H461Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites
- הֲדַדְעֶזֶרHădadʻezer · H1909Hadadezer, a Syrian king
- הֲדַרְעֶזֶרHădarʻezer · H1928Hadarezer, a Syrian king
- יוֹעֶזֶרYôwʻezer · H3134Joezer, an Israelite
Where it appears
Appears 21 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 2:18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”
- Genesis 2:20 He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him.
- Exodus 18:4 His second son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my ancestors was my helper; he rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.”)
- Deuteronomy 33:7 Moses said this about the tribe of Judah: “O Lord, hear the cry of Judah and bring them together as a people. Give them strength to defend their cause; help them against their enemies!”
- Deuteronomy 33:26 “There is no one like the God of Israel. He rides across the heavens to help you, across the skies in majestic splendor.
- Deuteronomy 33:29 How blessed you are, O Israel! Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will stomp on their backs!”
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).