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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אוּץ H213
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 hurries 1× Proverbs 19:2
as haste [leads] 1× Proverbs 21:5
but one eager 1× Proverbs 28:20
hurried 1× Genesis 19:15
in haste 1× Proverbs 29:20
is too small 1× Joshua 17:15
kept pressing them 1× Exodus 5:13
run away 1× Jeremiah 17:16
try 1× Isaiah 22:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 19:15 וַיָּאִ֥יצוּ to hurried Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Exodus 5:13 אָצִ֣ים to kept pressing them Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Joshua 10:13 אָ֥ץ to . . . Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Joshua 17:15 אָ֥ץ to is too small Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Proverbs 19:2 וְאָ֖ץ to and he who hurries Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Proverbs 21:5 אָ֝֗ץ to as haste [leads] Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Proverbs 28:20 וְאָ֥ץ to but one eager Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Proverbs 29:20 אָ֣ץ to in haste Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Isaiah 22:4 תָּאִ֣יצוּ to try Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Jeremiah 17:16 אַ֣צְתִּי׀ to run away Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 19:15
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Joshua 2 Proverbs 4 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
אָ֥ץ 2x ’āṣ Joshua 10:13, Joshua 17:15
אָ֝֗ץ 1x ’āṣ Proverbs 21:5
אָ֣ץ 1x ’āṣ Proverbs 29:20
אָצִ֣ים 1x ’ā·ṣîm Exodus 5:13
אַ֣צְתִּי׀ 1x ’aṣ·tî Jeremiah 17:16
וְאָ֖ץ 1x wə·’āṣ Proverbs 19:2
וְאָ֥ץ 1x wə·’āṣ Proverbs 28:20
וַיָּאִ֥יצוּ 1x way·yā·’î·ṣū Genesis 19:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Proverbs 19:2, Proverbs 28:20
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Proverbs 21:5, Proverbs 29:20
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Joshua 10:13, Joshua 17:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Genesis 19:15
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 22:4
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Exodus 5:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular 1x Jeremiah 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 definition Source: 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 7
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Participle active Exod 5:13 · Prov 21:5 · Prov 29:20 3×
Perfect Josh 10:13 · Josh 17:15 · Jer 17:16 3×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Jussive Isa 22:4 1×
Word Origins
אוּץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain