אַמִּיץ
ʼammîyts · H533 · Hebrew · 6 occurrences
Meanings
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strong, powerful
State in which humans and deities have physical, political, and/or military strength
ExamplesJob 9:4 “Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm?
Job 9:19 “If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
Isaiah 28:2 Behold, the Lord has a strong and mighty agent; As a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, Like a storm of mighty overflowing waters, He has thrown it down to the earth with His hand.
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strong, brave, courageous
State in which humans have the inner strength to face difficult circumstances
ExamplesAmos 2:16 “Even the bravest among the warriors will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.
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strong, intense
State in which an event is happening with intensity
Examples2 Samuel 15:12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong, for the people continually increased with Absalom.
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
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- כֹּחַstrength 1
- לֵבheart, mind 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- נוּסto flee 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אֲדֹנָיLord 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- מִןfrom 2
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 5 words
- כַּבִּיר kabbîyr · H3524 · mighty, powerful
- Both terms are strength or might terms with overlapping senses, each glossed as "mighty, strong."
- תַּקִּיף taqqîyph · H8623 · strong, mighty
- Both terms denote strength or might, distinct words with overlapping senses of strength or might.
- עַז ʻaz · H5794 · strong, fierce, powerful
- Both words denote qualities of strength and could describe might or intensity.
- עָצוּם ʻâtsûwm · H6099 · numerous
- Both words denote strength or might in persons or groups, with overlapping senses (“mighty,” “strong”).
- אַבִּיר ʼabbîyr · H47 · mighty one, strong-willed, brave
- Both terms overlap in the semantic space of human strength, courage, and might, describing mighty, strong, or courageous persons.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Strong002001001063
- אַמִּיץ describes physical or martial strength, as one wise in heart and mighty in strength before God.
- Confident002001002003
- The word can carry the sense of a bold, confident bearing that accompanies genuine strength.
- Intense002001003011
- אַמִּיץ can describe an intense degree of resolve or conspiracy, as the plot that grew strong under Absalom.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H533. ammits אַמִּיץ (אַמִּץ) adjective mighty — ׳א absolute 2Sa 15:12 2Sa 15:2t.;…
אַמִּיץ (אַמִּץ) adjective mighty — ׳א absolute 2Sa 15:12 2Sa 15:2t.; construct Job 9:4 Job 9:2t. — mighty, of Absa-lom's conspiracy 2Sa 15:12; elsewhere of persons; as substantive, instrum. of ׳י (i.e. Assyrians) Isa 28:2 (|| חזָק; ׳א לִבּוֺ = valiant, conqueror Amo 2:16; of וְא לֵבָב ׳חֲכַם כֹּחַ ׳י, Job 9:4; compare א ׳כֹּחַ Job 9:19 (see Di & RV), ׳א כֹּחַ Isa 40:26 read probably אֹמֶץ (ᵐ5) (|| אוֺנִים רֹב).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
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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