# עַז (az) Israeli respelling: az. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H5794. 24 Old Testament occurrences. strong, vehement, harsh King James renderings: fierce, [phrase] greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong. Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/az-h5794 ## Occurrences - [Genesis 49:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/49/3) — Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: - [Genesis 49:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/49/7) — Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. - [Exodus 14:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/14/21) — And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the se… - [Numbers 13:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/13/28) — Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of An… - [Numbers 21:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/21/24) — And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the bo… - [Deuteronomy 28:50](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/28/50) — A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young: - [Judges 14:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/14/14) — And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expou… - [Judges 14:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/14/18) — And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a… - [2 Samuel 22:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/22/18) — He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. - [Nehemiah 9:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/9/11) — And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threw… - [Psalms 18:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/18/17) — He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. - [Psalms 59:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/59/3) — For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD. - [Proverbs 18:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/18/23) — The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. - [Proverbs 21:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/21/14) — A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. - [Proverbs 30:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/30/25) — The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; - [Song of Solomon 8:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/song-of-solomon/8/6) — Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof… - [Isaiah 19:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/19/4) — And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts. - [Isaiah 25:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/25/3) — Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. - [Isaiah 26:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/26/1) — In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. - [Isaiah 43:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/43/16) — Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; - [Isaiah 56:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/56/11) — Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every… - [Ezekiel 7:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/7/24) — Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and… - [Daniel 8:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/8/23) — And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark… - [Amos 5:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/amos/5/9) — That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.