עָזַר
a.zar
“to help”
Definition
to surround, i.e. protect or aid
a primitive root;
- to help, succour, support 1a) (Qal) to help 1b) (Niphal) to be helped 1c) (Hiphil) to help
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
עָזַר appears 67 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
which ate the fat of their sacrificesand drank the wine of their drink offerings?Let them rise up and help you;let them give you shelter!
This is what the LORD says:“In the time of favor I will answer You,and in the day of salvation I will help You;I will keep You and appoint Youto be a covenant for the people,to restore the land,to apportion its desolate inheritances,
In the days of her affliction and wanderingJerusalem remembers all the treasuresthat were hers in days of old.When her people fell into enemy handsshe received no help.Her enemies looked upon her,laughing at her downfall.
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