מָעוֹז
ma.oz
“security”
Definition
a fortified place; figuratively, a defence
(also מָעוּז ); or מָעֹז (also מָעֻז; from H5810 (עָזַז);
- place or means of safety, protection, refuge, stronghold 1a) place of safety, fastness, harbour, stronghold 1b) refuge (of God) (fig.) 1c) human protection (fig.)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מָעוֹז appears 29 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
God is my strong fortressand He makes my way clear.
His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.
In that day their strong citieswill be like forsaken thickets and summits,abandoned to the Israelitesand to utter desolation.
For You have been a refuge for the poor,a stronghold for the needy in distress,a refuge from the storm,a shade from the heat.For the breath of the ruthlessis like rain against a wall,
O LORD, my strength and my fortress,my refuge in the day of distress,the nations will come to Youfrom the ends of the earth, and they will say,“Our fathers inherited nothing but lies,worthless idols of no benefit at all.
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