עזז

Aramaic edit

עזז • (transliteration needed)

Root
ע־ז־ז (ʿ-z-z)

Compare Arabic عَزَّ (ʕazza, “to be powerful, to overpower”).

עָזַז • ('azáz) third-singular masculine past (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.