What does עֶזְרָה (ʿezĕrāh) mean in the Bible?
עֶזְרָה (ʿezĕrāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "aid".
Hebrew · H5833
עֶזְרָה
Aid
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עֶזְרָה H5833
Pronunciation ʿezĕrāh
What does עֶזְרָה (ʿezĕrāh) mean in the Bible?
עֶזְרָה (ʿezĕrāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "aid".
Full entry for עֶזְרָה (H5833) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5833?
The BSB source-word alignment has 26 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to help me (5), help (4), for help (3), to help (3), aid (2).
Where does עֶזְרָה (ʿezĕrāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 5:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (14), Isaiah (4), Job (2), Judges (2).
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 me 5× Psalms 22:19, Psalms 38:22, Psalms 40:13, Psalms 70:1
help 4× 2 Chronicles 28:21, Job 6:13, Psalms 46:1, Lamentations 4:17
for help 3× Isaiah 10:3, Isaiah 20:6, Isaiah 31:1
to help 3× Judges 5:23, Jeremiah 37:7
aid 2× Psalms 60:11, Psalms 108:12
are my helper 1× Psalms 40:17
be our help 1× Psalms 44:26
had been my helper 1× Psalms 94:17
her allies 1× Nahum 3:9
my help 1× Psalms 63:7
my helper 1× Psalms 27:9
that I had support 1× Job 31:21
the allies 1× Isaiah 31:2
to my aid 1× Psalms 35:2
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 5:23 לְעֶזְרַ֣ת to to help Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 5:23 לְעֶזְרַ֥ת to to help Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Chronicles 28:21 לְעֶזְרָ֖ה to help Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Job 6:13 עֶזְרָתִ֣י to help Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Job 31:21 עֶזְרָתִֽי׃ to that I had support Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 22:19 לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי to to help me Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 27:9 עֶזְרָתִ֥י to my helper Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 35:2 בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃ to to my aid Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 38:22 לְעֶזְרָתִ֑י to to help me Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 40:13 לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי to to help me Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 5:23
Aligned rows 26
Books represented 8
Judges 2 2 Chronicles 1 Job 2 Psalms 14 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
לְעֶזְרָ֔ה 4x lə·‘ez·rāh Isaiah 10:3, Isaiah 20:6, Isaiah 31:1, Jeremiah 37:7
לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי 4x lə·‘ez·rā·ṯî Psalms 22:19, Psalms 40:13, Psalms 70:1, Psalms 71:12
עֶזְרָ֣תָה 3x ‘ez·rā·ṯāh Psalms 44:26, Psalms 63:7, Psalms 94:17
עֶזְרָ֣ת 2x ‘ez·rāṯ Psalms 60:11, Psalms 108:12
עֶזְרָתִ֣י 2x ‘ez·rā·ṯî Job 6:13, Psalms 40:17
בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃ 1x bə·‘ez·rā·ṯî Psalms 35:2
בְּעֶזְרָתֵֽךְ׃ 1x bə·‘ez·rā·ṯêḵ Nahum 3:9
לְעֶזְרָ֖ה 1x lə·‘ez·rāh 2 Chronicles 28:21
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 5x 2 Chronicles 28:21, Isaiah 10:3, Isaiah 20:6, Isaiah 31:1
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 5x Psalms 22:19, Psalms 38:22, Psalms 40:13, Psalms 70:1
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 4x Job 6:13, Job 31:21, Psalms 27:9, Psalms 40:17
Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 3x Psalms 44:26, Psalms 63:7, Psalms 94:17
Noun - feminine singular construct 3x Psalms 60:11, Psalms 108:12, Isaiah 31:2
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Judges 5:23
Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 46:1
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural 1x Lamentations 4:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. aid
Source Gloss
aid
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
aid BDB: help Usage: help(-ed, -er).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֶזְרָה is built from this root:
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