H5807 H5807
Strength, might, fierceness; powerful force, whether in battle or divine acts
This noun denotes strength and mighty power, essentially equivalent to the more common 'oz.' Isaiah 42:25 uses it to describe the 'fierceness of battle' poured out by Yahweh upon rebellious Israel, parallel to 'the heat of His anger.' Psalm 145:6 celebrates the 'might of Your awesome acts,' God's terrifying deeds on behalf of His people. Psalm 78:4 recounts telling the next generation of God's 'strength and wonders,' the powerful works that define Israel's history. The word emphasizes forceful, vigorous strength, sometimes with connotations of violence or intensity.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Three occurrences, all describing either God's powerful acts or the fierce force of divine judgment. The Psalms use it in contexts of worship and testimony, recounting Yahweh's mighty deeds. Isaiah's usage is darker: the fierceness of battle becomes an instrument of God's wrath. The multilingual glosses capture the core idea of strength, might, and power, with Spanish and English using 'poder,' 'strength,' 'violence' to convey the intensity. The conjunction 'and' appears in contexts where the noun is paired with other divine attributes. 3×
AR["وَعُنْفَ", "وَعِزَّتَهُ", "وَقُوَّةُ"]·ben["এবং-তাঁর-শক্তি", "এবং-শক্তি", "ও-শক্তি"]·DE["[ועזוז]", "und-might-of", "und-sein-Stärke"]·EN["and-his-strength", "and-might-of", "and-violence-of"]·FR["[ועזוז]", "et-vigueur"]·heb["ו-עזוז", "ו-עזוזו"]·HI["और-उसकी-शक्ति", "और-शक्ति"]·ID["dan-keganasan", "dan-kekuatan", "dan-kekuatan-Nya"]·IT["[ועזוז]", "e-forza"]·jav["Lan-kakuwatan", "lan-gedhening", "saha-kakiyatan-ipun"]·KO["그-의-힘-과", "그리고-강함을", "그리고-힘을"]·PT["E-o-poder", "e-seu-poder", "e-violência-de"]·RU["и-силу", "и-силу-", "и-силу-Его"]·ES["Y-poder-de", "y-poder-de-el", "y-violencia"]·SW["na-nguvu", "na-nguvu-ya", "na-nguvu-zake"]·TR["ve-gücünü", "ve-siddeti"]·urd["اور-اُس-کی-قدرت", "اور-زور", "اور-طاقت"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עֱזוּז n.[m.] strength, might, fierceness = עֹז;—cstr. ע׳ מִלְחָמָה Is 42:25 fierceness of battle (from י׳; = חֵמָה אַפּוֹ), ע׳ נוֹרְאֹתֶיךָ ψ 145:6; sf. עֱזוּזוֹ וְנִפְלְאֹתָיו 78:4.