עזז
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Aramaic
[edit]Verb
[edit]עזז • (transliteration needed)
Hebrew
[edit]| Root |
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| ע־ז־ז (ʿ-z-z) |
Etymology
[edit]Compare Arabic عَزَّ (ʕazza, “to be powerful, to overpower”).
Verb
[edit]עָזַז • (azáz) (pa'al construction, future יָעֹז) (archaic, Biblical Hebrew)
- to make strong
- Tanach, Ecclesiastes 7:19, with translation of the New International Version:
- הַֽחָכְמָה תָּעֹז לֶחָכָם מֵֽעֲשָׂרָה שַׁלִּיטִים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ בָּעִֽיר׃
- Wisdom makes one wise person more powerful than ten rulers in a city.
- to become strong, to prevail
- Tanach, Judges 3:10, with translation of the English Standard Version:
- […] וַתָּעָז יָדֹו עַל כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתָֽיִם׃
- […] And his hand prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim.
- to be strong, to be robust
- Tanach, Psalms 89:13, with translation of the New International Version:
- לְךָ זְרֹועַ עִם־גְּבוּרָה תָּעֹז יָדְךָ תָּרוּם יְמִינֶֽךָ׃
- Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.
See also
[edit]- הֵעֵז (he'ez, “to dare”)