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אָזַר

ʼâzar · H247 · Hebrew · 16 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. to be girded, to wear

    To wear a belt or girdle around one's waist

    Examples

    2 Kings 1:8 And they said to him, “He was a hairy man with a leather belt worn around his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

    1 Samuel 2:4 “The bows of the mighty are broken to pieces, But those who have stumbled strap on strength.

    2 Samuel 22:40 “For You have encircled me with strength for battle; You have forced those who rose up against me to bow down under me.

  2. Meaning unsure; possible: to be tightly tied around part of one's body in such a way that it becomes a hindrance; used metaphorically to denote how suffering can be a hindrance to someone (to be tight (around someone), to choke)

    Examples

    Job 30:18 “By a great force my garment is distorted; It ties me up like the collar of my coat.

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

15 occurrences in 8 groups

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

10 occurrences in 5 groups

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

7 occurrences in 5 groups

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

1 occurrences in 1 groups

Named alongside itApposition

1 occurrences in 1 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 4 words
אָפַד ʼâphad · H640 · to tie around (someone's) waist
Both lexemes denote the same action of binding or girding in the context of dress, representing genuine same-language near-synonyms that could substitute for each other in sense.
חָבַשׁ châbash · H2280 · to be tied, to be wrapped, to wrap
Both lexemes share senses of binding or girding, particularly wrapping or fastening garments or items to the body, though חָבַשׁ (châbash, H2280) has a significantly broader semantic range (govern, healer, saddle) beyond the girding sense, while אָזַר (ʼâzar, H247) is more focused on girding or binding.
חָגַר châgar · H2296 · to be girded with, to wear (clothes, armor), to gird oneself
Both words denote the action of girding or binding something around oneself, typically garments or weapons.
עָטָה ʻâṭâh · H5844 · to cover, to wear
Both words denote putting on or wrapping clothing or a covering; אָזַר (ʼâzar, H247) focuses on binding or girding, and עָטָה (ʻâṭâh, H5844) on covering or clothing oneself.
In the other Testament 1 word
ζώννυμι zṓnnymi · G2224 · to gird, to fasten one’s belt, to tie around the waist
Hebrew אָזַר (ʼâzar, H247) אָזַר and Greek ζώννυμι (zṓnnymi, G2224) ζώννυμι are direct translation equivalents both denoting the act of binding or girding (especially with a belt or garment), with the Greek term serving as the standard LXX rendering of the Hebrew in contexts of literal and metaphorical girding.
Semantic domains 2 entries
Dress002003001007
אָזַר describes girding or belting oneself, as Elijah's leather belt worn around his waist.
Intense002001003011
The word extends figuratively to being girded or equipped with strength, as those who strap on strength for battle.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H247. azar [אָזַר] verb gird, encompass, equip (Talmud id., Arabic , Aramaic in…
H247. azar
[אָזַר] verb gird, encompass, equip (Talmud id., Arabic , Aramaic in derivation LagBN 177 derives from ).
Qal Perfect אָֽזְרוּ 1Sa 2:4; Imperfect suffix יַאַזְרֵנִי Job 30:18; Job 30:2masculine singular תֶּאֱזוֺר Jer 1:17; Imperative אֱזָרנָֿא Job 38:3; Job 40:7;Passive participle אָזוּר 2Ki 1:8; — gird, gird on, followed by accusative of thingloins חֲלָצֶיךָ Job 38:3; Job 40:7, מָתְנֶיךָ Jer 1:17; passive, subject בְּמָתְנָיו אָזור עוֺר וְאֵזוֺר אֵזוֺר, 2Ki 1:8; compare active with accusative of person Job 30:18יַאַזְרֵנִי כֻתָּנְתִּי כְּפִי, subject לְבוּשִׁי see Di; figurative 1Sa 2:4 חַיִל אָֽזְרוּ
Niph`al Participle נֶאֱזָר figurative Psa 65:7 of God (׳נ בִּגְבוּרֶה) girded with might.
Pi`el Imperfect2masculine singular suffix וַתְּאַזְּרֵנִי Psa 18:40; Psa 30:12; וַתַּזְרֵנִי 2Sa 22:40 (Ges§ 68 R 2); Participle suffix הַמְּאַזְּרֵנִי Psa 18:33; construct מְאַזְּרֵי Isa 50:11 but compare below — gird, with 2 accusative (person & thing) figurative, Psa 18:40 = 2Sa 22:40; Psa 18:33 (חַיִל); Psa 30:12 (שִׂמְחָה); accusative of thing omitted Isa 45:5; accusative of person omitted זִיקוֺת מְאַזְּרֵי Isaiah 50:12; but read rather מְאִירֵי compare Isa 27:11 (ᵑ6 Kn Brd Di).
Hithpa`el Perfect הִתְאַזָּ֑ר Psa 93:1; Imperative הִתְאַזְּרוּ Isa 8:9 (twice in verse) — gird oneself, for war Isa 8:9 (twice in verse); with עֹז Psa 93:1 (subject ׳י).

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Intense1 occurrenceDress15 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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