עֹז

1. material and physical, מִגְדַּלעֹֿז Dom 9,51, and figurative (of ׳י), Sl 61,4; Ord 18,10, מַחֲסִיעֹֿז Sl 71,7, compare עִיר עָזלָֿנוּ Es 26,1, קִרְיַתעֹֿז Ord 18,19 (simile), Ord 10,15 = Ord 18,11 (figurative); עֹז מִבְטֶחָ֑ה Ord 21,22 (of a city, read possibly מעוז Toy); צוּר עֻזִּי Sl 62,8 (figurative); מְרוֺם עֻזָּהּ Jer 51,53 (of Babylonian ), מַצְּבוֺת עֻזֵּךְ Ezk 26,11 (of Tyre), compare Sl 30,8 (reading לְהַרְרֵיעֹֿז ᵑ7 Hup Che Kau We; but no object for verb; Gie in Bae proposes הָעֳמַדְתִּי for הֶעֱמַדְתָּה); רְקִיעַ עֻזּוֺ Sl 150,1his mighty firmament (De Hup Kau and others; Ki AV RV Che the f. of his power, where his power dwells); בְּכָלעֹֿז with all one's might 2 Sam 6,14 = 1 Kron 13,8, + 2 Kron 30,21 (where so read, for ᵑ0 כְּלֵי עֹז, Kau Kit compare Be Oettli); בְּעוֺז Ord 31,17; Ord 31,25 abstract for concrete Dom 5,21 si vera lectio, but probably corrupt, compare GFM Bu; of crocodile Job 41,14 קוֺל עֹז Sl 68,34 a might voice; זְרוֺעַ עֻזּוֺ = his mighty arm (figurative of ׳י) Es 62,8, compare Es 51,9; Sl 89,11; Job 26,2, גֶּשֶׁם מִטְרוֺת עֻזּוֺ Job 37,6 מַטֵּהעֹֿז, figurative of political power Jer 48,17 (|| מַקֵּל תִּפְאָרָה), Ezk 19,11; Ezk 19,12; Ezk 19,14 (vine-branches, in figure), Sl 110,2.

2. personal, social, and political:
\ \ a. Amos 3,11, ׳גְּאוֺן ע 3 Mos 26,19 (H), Ezk 24,21; Ezk 30,6; Ezk 30,18; Ezk 33,28.
\ \ b. bestowed by ׳י, 1 Sam 2,10 (song), Sl 29,11; Sl 68,36; Sl 86,16; Sl 138,3, עוֺזלֿוֺ בָ֑ךְ Sl 84,6; Sl 138,3 so (implicit) of Zion Es 52,1.
\ \ c. of ׳י as strength of his servants Mik 5,3; Es 49,5; Sl 81,2; Sl 84,6, also 2 Mos 15,2 (|| יְשׁוּעָה) = Es 12,2 = Sl 118,14, compare Es 45,24, עֹז יְשׁוּעָתִי Sl 140,8, תִּפְאֶרֶת עֻזָּמוֺ Sl 89,18 sometimes as their stronghold, for defence Jer 16,19 (+ מָעֻזִּי), Sl 28,7 (+ מָגִנִּי), vSl 28,8 (|| מָעוֺז), Sl 46,2 (+ מַחֲסֶה), Sl 59,10 (reading עֻזִּי, see Commentaries and Ginsb^margin; || מִשְׂגַּבִּי), vSl 59,18 (|| id.), compare Ord 14,26 (|| מַחְסֶה); see also below

1. — Ord 24,5 see עַז.

3. might of ׳י (especially Psalms):
\ \ a. as essential attribute Hab 3,4; Job 12,16; Sl 62,12; Sl 63,3; Sl 68,35; Sl 93,1; Sl 96,6 = 1 Kron 16,27 עֹז מֶלֶךְ Sl 99,4 (title of ׳י).
\ \ b. theme of ascription in praise Sl 29,1 (c.יָהַב) = Sl 96,7 = 1 Kron 16,28; Sl 59,17 (with שִׁיר), Sl 68,35 (with נָתַן).
\ \ c. exerted for his people and against his foes 2 Mos 15,13 (song), Sl 21,2 (|| יְשׁוּעָה), vSl 21,14; Sl 66,3; Sl 68,29 + vSl 68,29 (reading עוֺז for עוּזָּה, see עזז), Sl 74,13; Sl 77,15; Sl 78,26; Sl 105,4 = 1 Kron 16,11; Ezr 8,22 (+ אַפּוֺ), compare עֹז אַפֶּ֑ךָ Sl 90,11.
\ \ d. manifested in connection with the ark, אֲרוֺן עֻזֶּ֑ךָ 2 Kron 6,41= Sl 132,8, עֹז = ark Sl 78,61.

4. עֹז פָּנָיו = boldness, impudence Praed 8,1, changed by wisdom, De Wild and others; < read ׳עַז פ he who is impudent ᵐ5 Siegf (compare עזז Hiph`il).

5. = stronghold (compare 2 c): Sl 8,3 out of the mouth of babes . . . thou hast founded strength, or a stronghold (for thy defence, compare v^b), so Ew De Hup Kau Sch Che Dr, compare Du; > praise Vrss Bae. — מָעוֺז see עוז.