What does אָז mean in the Bible?
אָז is a Hebrew word meaning "at that time or place ; also as a conjunction, therefore".
Hebrew · H227
אָז
At that time or place ; also as a conjunction, therefore
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אָז H227
What does אָז mean in the Bible?
אָז is a Hebrew word meaning "at that time or place ; also as a conjunction, therefore".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H227?
The BSB source-word alignment has 141 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include then (63), At that time (20), . . . (14), - (7), long ago (5).
Where does אָז appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (16), Psalms (15), Joshua (10), 2 Samuel (9).
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 then 63× Genesis 24:41, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:15
At that time 20× Genesis 4:26, Genesis 13:7, Leviticus 26:34, Joshua 8:30
. . . 14× Leviticus 26:41, Deuteronomy 29:20, Joshua 1:8, Judges 8:3
- 7× Exodus 12:44, Joshua 10:12, Judges 13:21, 1 Kings 9:11
long ago 5× Psalms 93:2, Isaiah 44:8, Isaiah 48:3, Isaiah 48:5
and 4× Genesis 49:4, 2 Chronicles 24:17, Job 3:13, Isaiah 41:1
since 3× Exodus 4:10, Joshua 14:10, Isaiah 14:8
and so 2× Jeremiah 22:15, Jeremiah 22:16
From the time 2× Genesis 39:5, Exodus 9:24
Likewise 2× 2 Kings 8:22, 2 Chronicles 21:10
When 2× Exodus 4:26, Psalms 76:7
And at that time 1× Genesis 12:6
Consequently 1× Joshua 22:31
earlier 1× Isaiah 16:13
Ever since 1× Exodus 5:23
for a long time 1× Isaiah 48:8
from 1× Ruth 2:7
from ancient times 1× Isaiah 45:21
he 1× 1 Kings 9:24
in the past 1× 2 Samuel 15:34
of old 1× Proverbs 8:22
So 1× Song Of Solomon 8:10
so that 1× Job 13:20
this will mean that 1× 2 Samuel 5:24
vvv 1× 1 Chronicles 14:15
was then 1× Joshua 14:11
You once 1× Psalms 89:19
you were already 1× Job 38:21
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 4:26 אָ֣ז to At that time Adverb Genesis 12:6 אָ֥ז to And at that time Adverb Genesis 13:7 אָ֖ז to At that time Adverb Genesis 24:41 אָ֤ז to then Adverb Genesis 39:5 מֵאָז֩ to From the time Preposition-m | Adverb Genesis 49:4 אָ֥ז to and Adverb Exodus 4:10 מֵאָ֥ז to since Preposition-m | Adverb Exodus 4:26 אָ֚ז to When Adverb Exodus 5:23 וּמֵאָ֞ז to Ever since Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb Exodus 9:24 מֵאָ֖ז to from the time Preposition-m | Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 4:26
Aligned rows 141
Books represented 27
Genesis 6 Exodus 8 Leviticus 4 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 10 Judges 7 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 9 1 Kings 8 2 Kings 7 1 Chronicles 8 2 Chronicles 6 Job 8 Psalms 15 Proverbs 6 Ecclesiastes 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 16 Jeremiah 8 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1 Micah 1 Habakkuk 1 Zephaniah 2 Malachi 1
Source forms
אָ֣ז 39x ’āz Genesis 4:26, Exodus 15:1, Leviticus 26:41, Deuteronomy 4:41
אָ֖ז 14x ’āz Genesis 13:7, Exodus 12:44, Joshua 14:11, Judges 5:8
אָ֤ז 14x ’āz Genesis 24:41, Exodus 15:15, Judges 5:19, 1 Samuel 6:3
אָ֥ז 9x ’āz Genesis 12:6, Genesis 49:4, Judges 5:22, 1 Chronicles 16:33
אָ֚ז 9x ’āz Exodus 4:26, Leviticus 26:34, Numbers 21:17, Joshua 22:1
אָ֛ז 8x ’āz Joshua 1:8, Judges 5:11, 2 Kings 5:3, 2 Kings 8:22
אָ֗ז 6x ’āz Joshua 22:31, Judges 8:3, 2 Samuel 5:24, Proverbs 2:5
אָז֩ 4x ’āz Leviticus 26:34, 1 Kings 11:7, 2 Chronicles 5:2, 2 Chronicles 8:17
Parsing patterns
Adverb 119x Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41
Preposition-m | Adverb 16x Genesis 39:5, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 9:24, Ruth 2:7
Conjunctive waw | Adverb 4x Exodus 12:48, Leviticus 26:41, Joshua 1:8, Jeremiah 32:2
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb 1x Exodus 5:23
Preposition | Adverb 1x Joshua 14:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. at that time or place ; also as a conjunction, therefore
Source Gloss
at that time or place ; also as a conjunction, therefore
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore BDB: at that time Usage: beginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.
Grammatical Forms
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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