5826. azar
Berean Strong's Lexicon
azar: To help, to support, to assist

Original Word: עָזַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: azar
Pronunciation: ah-ZAR
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-zar')
Definition: To help, to support, to assist
Meaning: to surround, protect, aid

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G997 (boētheō): To help, to come to the aid of

- G998 (boēthos): Helper, one who provides aid

Usage: The Hebrew verb "azar" primarily means to help or to assist. It conveys the idea of providing aid or support, often in times of need or distress. This term is frequently used in the context of divine assistance, where God is depicted as a helper to His people. It can also refer to human assistance, where individuals support one another.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of help was deeply embedded in the community and religious life. The Israelites often found themselves in situations where they needed divine intervention, whether in battle, personal distress, or national crises. The idea of God as a helper was central to their understanding of His covenant relationship with them. This divine assistance was not just about physical aid but also encompassed spiritual and moral support.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to help, succor
NASB Translation
ally (1), furthered (1), granted (1), help (38), helped (19), helper (6), helpers (2), helping (1), helps (8), protect (1), restrains (1), supporting (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [עָזַר]82 verb help, succour (Late Hebrew noun עֶזְרָה help; Phoenician in derivatives and compounds Lzb338f.; Arabic excuse, exculpate, also aid; Aramaic help, Palmyrene עדר, rarely עזר Lzb338 Cook89. 90); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular suffix עֲזָרָ֑נִי Psalm 118:13, עֲזָָֽרְךָ 1 Chronicles 12:19; 3plural suffix עֲזָרֻם 1 Chronicles 12:20, etc., Imperfect3masculine singular יַעֲזָרֿ Isaiah 50:7,9, suffix יַעְזְרֶךָּ Isaiah 44:2; 3masculine plural יַעְזֹ֑רוּ Isaiah 30:7; Isaiah 41:6, וַיַּעְזְרוּ 1 Kings 1:7 suffix יַעַזְרֻנִי Psalm 119:175, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix עָזְרֵנִי Psalm 109:26; Psalm 119:86 + Joshua 10:4 Kt, masculine plural suffix עִזְרֻנִי Qr, etc.; Infinitive construct לַעֲזֹר 1 Chronicles 22:17, לַעֲזוֺר 1 Chronicles 18:5, לַעְזֹר Joshua 10:33 5t., לַעְזוֺר2Chronicles 25:8 + 2 Samuel 18:3 Qr (> Kt לַעֲזִיר

Hiph`il); suffix לְעָזְרֵנִי 1 Chronicles 12:17 2t., etc., Participle active עֹזֵר 1 Kings 20:16 +, etc.; passive עָזֻר Isaiah 31:3; — help, with accusative of person 1 Kings 20:16; Joshua 1:14 2Chronicles 28:23 (reading עֹזְרִים Ges§ 53o, for ᵑ0 מַעְזְרִים, apparently

Hiph`il; subject false gods); with accusative of location (city) Joshua 10:33 (D); especially with suffix person Joshua 10:4,6 (+ הוֺשִׁיעַ; both J E), 1 Chronicles 12:18; 1 Chronicles 12:20; 1 Chronicles 12:23 (van d. H. v.1 Chronicles 12:17; v.1 Chronicles 12:19; v.1 Chronicles 12:22), 2 Chronicles 32:3; Ezra 8:22 (+ מִן of enemy), Ezra 10:15; Daniel 10:13 (subject Michael); subject often God (׳י), with accusative of person Psalm 10:14; 1 Chronicles 15:26, usually suffix Genesis 49:25 (poem in J), 1 Samuel 7:12; Isaiah 41:10,13,14 12t. + 2 Chronicles 26:7 (with עַל against), Psalm 37:40 (+ מִּלֵּט), Psalm 46:6 (suffix of city), Psalm 109:26 ("" הוֺשִׁיעַ); subject false gods Deuteronomy 32:8; 2Chronicles 28:23; with לְ person 2 Samuel 8:5 + 1 Chronicles 18:5 4t. + 2 Samuel 18:3 (read Qr לַעֲזוֺר, or לְעֹזֵר ? compare HPS); subject ׳י Isaiah 50:7,9; with עִם person 1 Chronicles 12:22 (van d. H. v.1 Chronicles 12:21; + עַל against); with אַחֲרֵי person (construction praegn.) 1 Kings 1:7; with בְּ person against whom 2 Chronicles 20:23 (+ infinitive); with בֵּין ֗֗֗ לְ, of ׳י, 2 Chron 14:10; absolute Isaiah 30:7; 2Chronicles 26:13 (+ עַל against), 2 Chronicles 28:16; לְרָעָה ׳ע Zechariah 1:15 they helped, with evil result; ׳י subject, 2 Chronicles 25:8 (opposed to הַכְשִׁיל); also participle with suffix Ezekiel 30:8 3t.; with לְ person 2 Kings 14:26 5t., of ׳י Psalm 30:11; Psalm 54:6; absolute Isaiah 31:3; Isaiah 63:5; Jeremiah 47:4; Psalm 22:12; Psalm 107:12; construct עֹזְרֵי הַמִּלְחָמָה 1 Chronicles 12:1, עֹזְרֵי רָ֑הַב Job 9:13 (see רַהַב); Participle passive absolute as substantive he who is helped Isaiah 31:3.

Niph`al Perfect וְנֶעֱזָרְ֑תִּי Psalm 28:7 I am helped (that is, by ׳י); Imperfect3masculine plural וַיֵּעָֽזְרוּ 1 Chronicles 5:20 (that is, id.; + עַל against, with noun cognate יֵעָֽזְרוּ עֵזֶר מְעָט Daniel 11:34; Infinitive construct הִפְלִיא לְהֵעָזֵר2Chronicles 26:15 he was wonderfully helped (literally made wonderful to be helped).

Hiph`il dubious: Infinitive construct 2 Samuel 18:3 Kt, Participle plural מַעְזְרִים2Chronicles 28:23, see

Qal.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
help, succour

A primitive root; to surround, i.e. Protect or aid -- help, succour.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּעֹזְרָ֑י בֶּעְזֹ֣ר בעזר בעזרי וְֽנֶ֫עֱזָ֥רְתִּי וְיַעְזְר֑וּנִי וְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּ וְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א וְעִזְרֻ֔נִי וְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ וַֽיַּעְזְר֔וּ וַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥ם וַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ׃ וַיֵּעָזְר֣וּ וַיַּֽעֲזָר־ וַיַּעְזְרֵ֨הוּ וַעֲזַרְתֶּ֖ם ויעזר־ ויעזרהו ויעזרו ויעזרוהו׃ ויעזרוני ויעזרך ויעזרכם ויעזרם ולא ונעזרתי ועזרנו ועזרני ועזרתם יֵעָזְר֖וּ יַֽעֲזָר־ יַעְזְרֶ֑ךָּ יַעְזְרֶ֥הָ יַעְזֹ֑רוּ יַעֲזְרֻֽנִי׃ יעזר־ יעזרה יעזרו יעזרך יעזרני׃ לְהֵעָזֵ֖ר לְעָזְר֑וֹ לְעָזְרֵ֑נִי לְעָזְרֵ֔נִי לְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ לְעָזְרֵ֥נוּ לְעֹ֣זְרֶ֔ךָ לַעְז֕וֹר לַעְז֥וֹר לַעְזֹ֔ר לַעְזֹ֕ר לַעְזֹ֖ר לַעְזֹ֥ר לַעְזֹֽור׃ לַעְזוֹר֙ להעזר לעזור לעזור׃ לעזר לעזרו לעזרך לעזרנו לעזרני מַעְזְרִ֣ים מעזרים עֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ עֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ עֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ עֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙ עֲזַרְתַּ֥נִי עֲזָר֔וֹ עֲזָרְךָ֖ עֲזָרָ֥נוּ עֲזָרָֽנִי׃ עֲזָרֻֽם׃ עָ֭זְרֵנִי עָזְר֤וּ עָזְר֥וּ עָזְרֵ֜נוּ עָזְרֵ֤נוּ ׀ עָזְרֵֽנִי׃ עָזַ֥רְתָּ עָזֻ֔ר עֹ֣זְרֵי עֹֽזְרָ֑יו עֹזְרֵ֖י עֹזְרֶֽיהָ׃ עֹזֵ֑ר עֹזֵ֔ר עֹזֵ֖ר עֹזֵ֣ר עֹזֵ֥ר עֹזֵֽר׃ עוֹזֵ֖ר עוֹזֵֽר׃ עוֹזֵר֙ עוזר עוזר׃ עזר עזר׃ עזרו עזרי עזריה׃ עזריו עזרך עזרם׃ עזרנו עזרני עזרני׃ עזרת עזרתיך עזרתיך׃ עזרתני ‘ă·zā·rā·nî ‘ă·zā·rā·nū ‘ă·zā·rə·ḵā ‘ă·zā·rōw ‘ă·zā·rum ‘ā·zar·tā ‘ă·zar·ta·nî ‘ă·zar·tî·ḵā ‘ă·zar·tîḵ ‘ā·zə·rê·nî ‘ā·zə·rê·nū ‘ā·zə·rū ‘ā·zur ‘ăzārānî ‘ăzārānū ‘ăzārəḵā ‘ăzārōw ‘āzartā ‘ăzartanî ‘ăzartîḵ ‘ăzartîḵā ‘ăzārum ‘āzərênî ‘āzərênū ‘āzərū ‘āzur ‘ō·w·zêr ‘ō·zə·rāw ‘ō·zə·rê ‘ō·zə·re·hā ‘ō·zêr ‘ōwzêr ‘ōzêr ‘ōzərāw ‘ōzərê ‘ōzərehā azaRani azaRanu azareCha azaRo aZarta azarTani azartiCh azarTicha azaRum Azereni azeRenu azeRu aZur be‘·zōr bə‘ōzərāy be‘zōr bə·‘ō·zə·rāy beozeRai beZor la‘·zō·wr la‘·zōr la‘zōr la‘zōwr laZor lə‘āzərênî lə‘āzərênū lə‘āzərōw lə‘ōzəreḵā lə·‘ā·zə·rê·nî lə·‘ā·zə·rê·nū lə·‘ā·zə·rōw lə·‘ō·zə·re·ḵā lə·hê·‘ā·zêr leazeReni leazeRenu leazeRo ləhê‘āzêr leheaZer leOzeRecha ma‘·zə·rîm ma‘zərîm mazeRim oZer ozeRav ozeRei ozeReiha vaazarTem vaiyaazor vaiyazeRehu vaiyazeRem vaiyazeRu VaiyazeRuhu vaiyeazeRu veazeRenu veizRuni veLo veNeeZareti veyazeReka veyazeruChem veyazeRuni wa‘ăzartem wa·‘ă·zar·tem way·ya‘·zə·rê·hū way·ya‘·zə·rêm way·ya‘·zə·rū way·ya‘·zə·rū·hū way·ya·‘ă·zār- way·yê·‘ā·zə·rū wayya‘ăzār- wayya‘zərêhū wayya‘zərêm wayya‘zərū wayya‘zərūhū wayyê‘āzərū wə‘āzərênū wə‘izrunî wə·‘ā·zə·rê·nū wə·‘iz·ru·nî wə·lō wə·ne·‘ĕ·zā·rə·tî wə·ya‘·zə·re·kā wə·ya‘·zə·ru·ḵem wə·ya‘·zə·rū·nî wəlō wəne‘ĕzārətî wəya‘zərekā wəya‘zəruḵem wəya‘zərūnî ya‘·zə·re·hā ya‘·zə·re·kā ya‘·zō·rū ya‘ăzār- ya‘ăzrunî ya‘zərehā ya‘zərekā ya‘zōrū ya·‘ă·zār- ya·‘ăz·ru·nî yaazor yaazRuni yazeReha yazeReka yaZoru yê‘āzərū yê·‘ā·zə·rū yeazeRu
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Genesis 49:25
HEB: מֵאֵ֨ל אָבִ֜יךָ וְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּ וְאֵ֤ת שַׁדַּי֙
NAS: of your father who helps you, And by the Almighty
KJV: of thy father, who shall help thee; and by
INT: the God of your father helps the Almighty blesses

Deuteronomy 32:38
HEB: נְסִיכָ֑ם יָק֙וּמוּ֙ וְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔ם יְהִ֥י עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
NAS: Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your hiding place!
KJV: let them rise up and help you, [and] be your protection.
INT: of their drink abide and help become and

Joshua 1:14
HEB: גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י הַחַ֔יִל וַעֲזַרְתֶּ֖ם אוֹתָֽם׃
NAS: warriors, and shall help them,
KJV: men of valour, and help them;
INT: warriors your valiant and shall help

Joshua 10:4
HEB: עֲלֽוּ־ אֵלַ֣י וְעִזְרֻ֔נִי וְנַכֶּ֖ה אֶת־
NAS: Come up to me and help me, and let us attack
KJV: Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite
INT: Come to help attack Gibeon

Joshua 10:6
HEB: וְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָה לָּ֙נוּ֙ וְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ כִּ֚י נִקְבְּצ֣וּ
NAS: and save us and help us, for all
KJV: and save us, and help us: for all the kings
INT: quickly and save and help for have assembled

Joshua 10:33
HEB: מֶ֣לֶךְ גֶּ֔זֶר לַעְזֹ֖ר אֶת־ לָכִ֑ישׁ
NAS: came up to help Lachish,
KJV: came up to help Lachish;
INT: king of Gezer to help Lachish defeated

1 Samuel 7:12
HEB: עַד־ הֵ֖נָּה עֲזָרָ֥נוּ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: far the LORD has helped us.
KJV: Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
INT: far Thus has helped the LORD

2 Samuel 8:5
HEB: אֲרַ֣ם דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק לַעְזֹ֕ר לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ
NAS: came to help Hadadezer,
KJV: came to succour Hadadezer
INT: Arameans of Damascus to succour Hadadezer king

2 Samuel 18:3
HEB: [לַעְזִיר כ] (לַעְזֹֽור׃ ק) ס
NAS: it is better that you [be ready] to help us from the city.
KJV: of us: therefore now [it is] better that thou succour us out of the city.
INT: become the city help

2 Samuel 21:17
HEB: וַיַּֽעֲזָר־ לוֹ֙ אֲבִישַׁ֣י
NAS: of Zeruiah helped him, and struck
KJV: of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote
INT: helped Abishai the son

1 Kings 1:7
HEB: אֶבְיָתָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וַֽיַּעְזְר֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖י אֲדֹנִיָּֽה׃
NAS: Adonijah they helped him.
KJV: Adonijah helped [him].
INT: Abiathar the priest helped and following Adonijah

1 Kings 20:16
HEB: וּשְׁנַ֥יִם מֶ֖לֶךְ עֹזֵ֥ר אֹתֽוֹ׃
NAS: kings who helped him.
KJV: and two kings that helped him.
INT: and two kings helped

2 Kings 14:26
HEB: עָז֔וּב וְאֵ֥ין עֹזֵ֖ר לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: nor was there any helper for Israel.
KJV: nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.
INT: free nor helper Israel

1 Chronicles 5:20
HEB: וַיֵּעָזְר֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּנָּתְנ֤וּ
NAS: They were helped against
KJV: And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites
INT: were helped against were given

1 Chronicles 12:1
HEB: וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ בַּגִּבּוֹרִ֔ים עֹזְרֵ֖י הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
NAS: and they were among the mighty men who helped [him] in war.
KJV: and they [were] among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
INT: were among the mighty helped war

1 Chronicles 12:18
HEB: בָּאתֶ֤ם אֵלַי֙ לְעָזְרֵ֔נִי יִֽהְיֶה־ לִּ֧י
NAS: Peace, peace to you, And peace to him who helps you; Indeed,
KJV: [be] unto thee, and peace [be] to thine helpers; for thy God
INT: Peace abide helps heart alike

1 Chronicles 12:19
HEB: לְךָ֗ וְשָׁלוֹם֙ לְעֹ֣זְרֶ֔ךָ כִּ֥י עֲזָרְךָ֖
NAS: Saul. But they did not help them, for the lords
KJV: to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords
INT: favor favor help did not help

1 Chronicles 12:19
HEB: לְעֹ֣זְרֶ֔ךָ כִּ֥י עֲזָרְךָ֖ אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וַיְקַבְּלֵ֣ם
INT: help did not help angels choose

1 Chronicles 12:20
HEB: שָׁא֛וּל לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א עֲזָרֻ֑ם כִּ֣י
INT: and Saul help advice forsake

1 Chronicles 12:22
HEB: וְהֵ֗מָּה עָזְר֤וּ עִם־ דָּוִיד֙
NAS: to David to help him, until
KJV: to David to help him, until [it was] a great
INT: to help to David and

1 Chronicles 12:23
HEB: עַל־ דָּוִ֖יד לְעָזְר֑וֹ עַד־ לְמַחֲנֶ֥ה
INT: came to David help against army

1 Chronicles 15:26
HEB: וַֽיְהִי֙ בֶּעְזֹ֣ר הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶ֨ת־
NAS: Because God was helping the Levites
KJV: And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites
INT: become was helping God the Levites

1 Chronicles 18:5
HEB: אֲרַ֣ם דַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂק לַעְז֕וֹר לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ
NAS: came to help Hadadezer
KJV: came to help Hadarezer
INT: of the Arameans of Damascus to help Hadadezer king

1 Chronicles 22:17
HEB: שָׂרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לַעְזֹ֖ר לִשְׁלֹמֹ֥ה בְנֽוֹ׃
NAS: of Israel to help his son
KJV: of Israel to help Solomon
INT: the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son

2 Chronicles 14:11
HEB: אֵֽין־ עִמְּךָ֤ לַעְזוֹר֙ בֵּ֥ין רַב֙
NAS: besides You to help [in the battle] between
KJV: LORD, [it is] nothing with thee to help, whether
INT: there besides to help between the powerful

81 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5826
81 Occurrences


‘ă·zā·rā·nî — 1 Occ.
‘ă·zā·rā·nū — 1 Occ.
‘ă·zā·rə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
‘ă·zā·rōw — 1 Occ.
‘ā·zar·tā — 1 Occ.
‘ă·zar·ta·nî — 1 Occ.
‘ă·zar·tîḵ — 1 Occ.
‘ă·zar·tî·ḵā — 3 Occ.
‘ă·zā·rum — 1 Occ.
‘ā·zə·rê·nî — 2 Occ.
‘ā·zə·rê·nū — 2 Occ.
‘ā·zə·rū — 3 Occ.
‘ā·zur — 1 Occ.
bə·‘ō·zə·rāy — 1 Occ.
be‘·zōr — 1 Occ.
la‘·zōr — 10 Occ.
lə·‘ā·zə·rê·nî — 3 Occ.
lə·‘ā·zə·rê·nū — 2 Occ.
lə·‘ā·zə·rōw — 1 Occ.
lə·hê·‘ā·zêr — 1 Occ.
lə·‘ō·zə·re·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ma‘·zə·rîm — 1 Occ.
‘ō·zêr — 15 Occ.
‘ō·zə·rāw — 1 Occ.
‘ō·zə·rê — 2 Occ.
‘ō·zə·re·hā — 1 Occ.
wa·‘ă·zar·tem — 1 Occ.
way·ya·‘ă·zār- — 1 Occ.
way·ya‘·zə·rê·hū — 1 Occ.
way·ya‘·zə·rêm — 1 Occ.
way·ya‘·zə·rū — 1 Occ.
way·ya‘·zə·rū·hū — 1 Occ.
way·yê·‘ā·zə·rū — 1 Occ.
wə·‘ā·zə·rê·nū — 1 Occ.
wə·‘iz·ru·nî — 1 Occ.
wə·lō — 1 Occ.
wə·ne·‘ĕ·zā·rə·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·ya‘·zə·re·kā — 1 Occ.
wə·ya‘·zə·ru·ḵem — 1 Occ.
wə·ya‘·zə·rū·nî — 1 Occ.
ya·‘ă·zār- — 2 Occ.
ya·‘ăz·ru·nî — 1 Occ.
ya‘·zə·re·hā — 1 Occ.
ya‘·zə·re·kā — 1 Occ.
ya‘·zō·rū — 2 Occ.
yê·‘ā·zə·rū — 1 Occ.
















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