What does עָזַר (ʿāzar) mean in the Bible?
עָזַר (ʿāzar): Aid through protective encirclement; fundamental covenantal language for God's sustaining help and deliverance of Israel
Hebrew · H5826
עָזַר
To surround , i.e. protect or aid
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עָזַר H5826
Pronunciation ʿāzar
What does עָזַר (ʿāzar) mean in the Bible?
עָזַר (ʿāzar): Aid through protective encirclement; fundamental covenantal language for God's sustaining help and deliverance of Israel
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5826?
The BSB source-word alignment has 81 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to help (8), helps (4), Help us (3), one to help (3), to help me (3).
Where does עָזַר (ʿāzar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (17), 2 Chronicles (14), Isaiah (12), 1 Chronicles (11).
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 to help 8× Joshua 10:33, 2 Samuel 8:5, 1 Chronicles 18:5, 1 Chronicles 22:17
helps 4× Psalms 37:40, Isaiah 41:6, Isaiah 50:7, Isaiah 50:9
Help us 3× Joshua 10:6, 2 Chronicles 14:11, Psalms 79:9
one to help 3× 2 Kings 14:26, Psalms 22:11, Psalms 107:12
to help me 3× 1 Chronicles 12:17, Psalms 119:173, Daniel 10:13
help 2× Isaiah 30:7, Lamentations 1:7
Help me 2× Psalms 109:26, Psalms 119:86
helped 2× 1 Chronicles 12:21, 1 Chronicles 15:26
helped him 2× 2 Chronicles 18:31, 2 Chronicles 26:7
helper 2× Job 29:12, Psalms 72:12
the helper 2× Psalms 10:14, Isaiah 31:3
will help you 2× Isaiah 41:13, Isaiah 41:14
[and] who will help you 1× Isaiah 44:2
allied 1× 1 Kings 20:16
ally 1× Jeremiah 47:4
and help me 1× Joshua 10:4
and help them 1× Joshua 1:14
and help you 1× Deuteronomy 32:38
and her allies 1× Ezekiel 32:21
and I am helped 1× Psalms 28:7
and the one he helps 1× Isaiah 31:3
and they helped him carry it out 1× 2 Chronicles 32:3
came to his aid 1× 2 Samuel 21:17
for help 1× 2 Chronicles 28:16
has helped us 1× 1 Samuel 7:12
have added to 1× Zechariah 1:15
have helped 1× 2 Chronicles 28:23
have helped me 1× Psalms 86:17
He is my helper 1× Psalms 118:7
he was helped 1× 2 Chronicles 26:15
help the Philistines 1× 1 Chronicles 12:19
helped me 1× Psalms 118:13
helps you 1× 1 Chronicles 12:18
her helpers 1× Ezekiel 30:8
I will help You 1× Isaiah 49:8
I will surely help you 1× Isaiah 41:10
is my helper 1× Psalms 54:4
my helper 1× Psalms 30:10
Should you help 1× 2 Chronicles 19:2
support 1× 2 Samuel 18:3
supported 1× Ezra 10:15
sustain me 1× Psalms 119:175
that they may help me 1× 2 Chronicles 28:23
the helpers 1× Job 9:13
they helped 1× 2 Chronicles 20:23
they were helped 1× 1 Chronicles 5:20
they will be granted 1× Daniel 11:34
to help him 1× 1 Chronicles 12:22
to help us 1× 2 Chronicles 32:8
to protect us 1× Ezra 8:22
to restrain 1× Job 30:13
to support 1× 2 Chronicles 26:13
to your helpers 1× 1 Chronicles 12:18
who helped him 1× 1 Chronicles 12:1
who helps you 1× Genesis 49:25
who supported 1× 1 Kings 1:7
will help her 1× Psalms 46:5
you have helped 1× Job 26:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:25 וְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּ to who helps you Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:38 וְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔ם to and help you Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine plural Joshua 1:14 וַעֲזַרְתֶּ֖ם to and help them Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Joshua 10:4 וְעִזְרֻ֔נִי to and help me Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | first person common singular Joshua 10:6 וְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ to Help us Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common plural Joshua 10:33 לַעְזֹ֖ר to to help Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1 Samuel 7:12 עֲזָרָ֥נוּ to has helped us Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural 2 Samuel 8:5 לַעְזֹ֕ר to to help Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2 Samuel 18:3 לַעְזִיר׃ס to support Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2 Samuel 21:17 וַיַּֽעֲזָר־ to came to his aid Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:25
Aligned rows 81
Books represented 18
Genesis 1 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 4 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 2 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 11 2 Chronicles 14 Ezra 2 Job 4 Psalms 17 Isaiah 12 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 2 Daniel 3 Zechariah 1
Source forms
עֹזֵ֥ר 4x ‘ō·zêr 1 Kings 20:16, Job 29:12, Psalms 30:10, Psalms 72:12
יַֽעֲזָר־ 2x ya·‘ă·zār- Isaiah 50:7, Isaiah 50:9
יַעְזֹ֑רוּ 2x ya‘·zō·rū Isaiah 30:7, Isaiah 41:6
לַעְזֹ֖ר 2x la‘·zōr Joshua 10:33, 1 Chronicles 22:17
לַעְזֹ֥ר 2x la‘·zōr 2 Chronicles 26:13, 2 Chronicles 28:16
לְעָזְרֵ֑נִי 2x lə·‘ā·zə·rê·nî Psalms 119:173, Daniel 10:13
עוֹזֵר֙ 2x ‘ō·w·zêr Isaiah 31:3, Lamentations 1:7
עוֹזֵֽר׃ 2x ‘ō·w·zêr Psalms 10:14, Psalms 22:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 15x 1 Kings 20:16, 2 Kings 14:26, Job 29:12, Job 30:13
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 10x Joshua 10:33, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 18:3, 1 Chronicles 18:5
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular 3x 1 Chronicles 12:17, Psalms 119:173, Daniel 10:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular 3x Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:13, Isaiah 49:8
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 3x 1 Chronicles 12:21, 2 Chronicles 20:23, Zechariah 1:15
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural 2x 2 Chronicles 32:8, Ezra 8:22
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common plural 2x 2 Chronicles 14:11, Psalms 79:9
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular 2x Psalms 109:26, Psalms 119:86
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Aid through protective encirclement; fundamental covenantal language for God's sustaining help and deliverance of Israel
Strong's H5826
Lexical occurrences 82 verses Word forms 3 forms 28 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 50:4-9 Source Gloss
to surround , i.e. protect or aid
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Aid through protective encirclement; fundamental covenantal language for God's sustaining help and deliverance of Israel
to surround, i.e. protect or aid BDB: help Usage: help, succour.
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 3 Aligned forms 28
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 26×
Participle active 1Chr 12:1 · 1Kgs 20:16 · 2Kgs 14:26 · Dan 11:45 · Isa 31:3 · Isa 63:5 · Jer 47:4 · Job 9:13 · Job 29:12 · Job 30:13 · Lam 1:7 · Ps 10:14 · Ps 22:12 · Ps 30:11 · Ps 54:6 · Ps 72:12 17×
Perfect 1Chr 12:22 · 2Chr 20:23 · Zech 1:15 · Job 26:2 4×
Imperfect Isa 30:7 · Isa 41:6 · Isa 50:7 · Isa 50:9 4×
Participle passive Isa 31:3 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Participle active 2Chr 28:23 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Imperfect Dan 11:34 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
To help or support.
Showing 1 selected witness from 82 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
עָזַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Expresses divine assistance in suffering. Isaiah 50:4-9
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