What does אוּץ mean in the Bible?
אוּץ is a Hebrew word meaning "to press ; (by implication) to be close , hurry , withdraw".
Hebrew · H213
אוּץ
To press ; (by implication) to be close , hurry , withdraw
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אוּץH213
What does אוּץ mean in the Bible?
אוּץ is a Hebrew word meaning "to press ; (by implication) to be close , hurry , withdraw".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H213?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), and he who hurries (1), as haste [leads] (1), but one eager (1), hurried (1).
Where does אוּץ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 19:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (4), Joshua (2), Exodus (1), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .1×Joshua 10:13
and he who hurries1×Proverbs 19:2
as haste [leads]1×Proverbs 21:5
but one eager1×Proverbs 28:20
hurried1×Genesis 19:15
in haste1×Proverbs 29:20
is too small1×Joshua 17:15
kept pressing them1×Exodus 5:13
run away1×Jeremiah 17:16
try1×Isaiah 22:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 19:15וַיָּאִ֥יצוּtohurriedConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralExodus 5:13אָצִ֣יםtokept pressing themVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralJoshua 10:13אָ֥ץto. . .Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularJoshua 17:15אָ֥ץtois too smallVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularProverbs 19:2וְאָ֖ץtoand he who hurriesConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularProverbs 21:5אָ֝֗ץtoas haste [leads]Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularProverbs 28:20וְאָ֥ץtobut one eagerConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularProverbs 29:20אָ֣ץtoin hasteVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularIsaiah 22:4תָּאִ֣יצוּtotryVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralJeremiah 17:16אַ֣צְתִּי׀torun awayVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 19:15
Aligned rows10
Books represented6
Genesis1Exodus1Joshua2Proverbs4Isaiah1Jeremiah1
Source forms
אָ֥ץ2x’āṣJoshua 10:13, Joshua 17:15
אָ֝֗ץ1x’āṣProverbs 21:5
אָ֣ץ1x’āṣProverbs 29:20
אָצִ֣ים1x’ā·ṣîmExodus 5:13
אַ֣צְתִּי׀1x’aṣ·tîJeremiah 17:16
וְאָ֖ץ1xwə·’āṣProverbs 19:2
וְאָ֥ץ1xwə·’āṣProverbs 28:20
וַיָּאִ֥יצוּ1xway·yā·’î·ṣūGenesis 19:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular2xProverbs 19:2, Proverbs 28:20
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular2xProverbs 21:5, Proverbs 29:20
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular2xJoshua 10:13, Joshua 17:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1xGenesis 19:15
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural1xIsaiah 22:4
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural1xExodus 5:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular1xJeremiah 17:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to press ; (by implication) to be close , hurry , withdraw
Source Gloss
to press ; (by implication) to be close , hurry , withdraw
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to press; (by implication) to be close, hurry, withdraw BDB: press Usage: (make) haste(-n, -y), labor, be narrow.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms7
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense6×
Participle activeExod 5:13 · Prov 21:5 · Prov 29:203×
PerfectJosh 10:13 · Josh 17:15 · Jer 17:163×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
JussiveIsa 22:41×
Word Origins
אוּץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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