עָזַר (H5826) — Hebrew Lexicon

עָזַר

𐤏𐤆𐤓

ʻâzar

H5826 verb

SILEX Entry

Root עזר to help, to assist, to support

Definition

To help, assist, or give aid, often in the sense of providing needed support or strengthening another (individual, group, or nation) who is in difficulty or under threat. The word may denote both immediate, practical assistance and broader, more ongoing support (social, military, or divine). The sense of 'protect' or 'succour' is contextually derived from active intervention to benefit or defend the party in need.

Semantic Range

to help, to assist, to give aid, to support, to render assistance, to strengthen, to come to the aid of, to provide support or protection

Root / Etymology

Root עזר (ע-ז-ר), meaning fundamentally 'to help' or 'to assist.' The verb עָזַר represents the qal (basic) stem form of the root. There is no certain evidence that the root originally meant 'to surround' as suggested by Strong's; primary Hebrew usage and cognate Semitic languages point consistently to the sense of 'help' or 'aid.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

Throughout the Hebrew Bible, עָזַר is used to describe help or assistance from humans (e.g., neighboring nations supporting Israel, military allies) as well as divine help (e.g., Israel seeking or receiving support from their deity). The word is distinct from other Hebrew verbs for 'help' (such as סייע, rare in Biblical Hebrew) and can be found in both prose and poetry. During the monarchic and later periods, it appears in military contexts (2 Chronicles 14:10–12), social and interpersonal circumstances (Job 26:2), and extensively in Psalms, often in appeals for divine assistance. The noun form עֵזֶר characteristically names an 'assistant' or 'helper,' as in Genesis 2:18, where it describes the role of the woman relative to the man. English translations commonly render עָזַר as 'help' or 'assist,' but should be understood broadly to cover both practical acts and the provision of strength or protection, depending on context. The notion of 'succor' or 'protection' is not a separate sense, but rather an outworking of the main sense of active help in times of need.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to surround, i.e. protect or aid; help, succour.

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Root Family

עזר (ʿ-z-r) — to help, to assist, to support

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H3134	יוֹעֶזֶר	and YHWH-is-help
H3270	יַעֲזֵיר	in He-helps
H373	אִיעֶזְרִי	the Iezerite clansman
H461	אֱלִיעֶזֶר	God is help
H5809	עַזּוּר	Azzur
H5827	עֶזֶר	and Help-one
H5828	עֵזֶר	with my help
H5829	עֵזֶר	Helper
H5830	עֶזְרָא	Ezra
H5831	עֶזְרָא	Ezra
H5832	עֲזַרְאֵל	El has helped
H5833	עֶזְרָה	in your help
H5834	עֶזְרָה	Ezrah
H5835	עֲזָרָה	the enclosed court
H5836	עֶזְרִי	My Help
H5837	עַזְרִיאֵל	God-is-Help
H5838	עֲזַרְיָה	Yah has helped
H5839	עֲזַרְיָה	And Yah-has-helped
H7320	רוֹמַמְתִּי עֶזֶר	help

Word Forms

46 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H5826-24`	עֹזֵ֥ר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	helper	helping one	15
`H5826-16`	לַ/עְזֹ֖ר	laezor	`HR/Vqc`	to help	to give aid	10
`H5826-12`	עָזְר֥וּ	azeru	`HVqp3cp`	helped	they helped	3
`H5826-17`	לְ/עָזְרֵ֑/נִי	leazereni	`HR/Vqc/Sp1cs`	to help me	to help me	3
`H5826-06`	עֲזַרְתִּ֔י/ךָ	azaretikha	`HVqp1cs/Sp2ms`	I-have-helped-you	I have helped you	3
`H5826-26`	עֹ֣זְרֵי	ozerey	`HVqrmpc`	helpers	helpers of	2
`H5826-18`	לְ/עָזְרֵ֥/נוּ	leazerenu	`HR/Vqc/Sp1cp`	to help us	to help us	2
`H5826-09`	עֲזָרֻֽ/ם	azarum	`HVqp3cp/Sp3mp`	did they help them	they helped them	2
`H5826-41`	יַֽעֲזָר	yaazar	`HVqi3ms`	helps	he will help	2
`H5826-10`	עָ֭זְרֵ/נִי	azereni	`HVqv2ms/Sp1cs`	help me	help me	2
`H5826-11`	עָזְרֵ֤/נוּ	azerenu	`HVqv2ms/Sp1cp`	help us	help us	2
`H5826-45`	יַעְזֹ֑רוּ	yaezoru	`HVqi3mp`	helps	they will help	2
`H5826-32`	וַֽ/יַּעְזְר֔וּ	vayaezeru	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they helped	and they helped	1
`H5826-02`	עֲזָרָ֥/נוּ	azaranu	`HVqp3ms/Sp1cp`	has helped us	he helped us	1
`H5826-07`	עֲזַרְתִּי/ךְ֙	azaretikhe	`HVqp1cs/Sp2fs`	have helped you	I helped you	1
`H5826-31`	וַֽ/יַּעְזְרֵ֥/ם	vayaezerem	`HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp`	and helped them	and he helped them	1
`H5826-15`	בְּ/עֹזְרָ֑/י	beozeray	`HR/Vqrmpc/Sp1cs`	among my helpers	among my helping-ones	1
`H5826-39`	וְ/יַעְזְרֻ/כֶ֔ם	veyaezerukhem	`HC/Vqi3mp/Sp2mp`	and help you	and they will help you	1
`H5826-44`	יַעְזְרֶ֑/ךָּ	yaezerekha	`HVqi3ms/Sp2ms`	who will help you	he will help you	1
`H5826-23`	מַעְזְרִ֣ים	maezerim	`HVhrmpa`	helping	aid-givers	1
`H5826-35`	וְ/עָזְרֵ֔/נוּ	veazerenu	`HC/Vqv2ms/Sp1cp`	and help	help us	1
`H5826-42`	יַעֲזְרֻֽ/נִי	yaazeruni	`HVqi3mp/Sp1cs`	help me	they will help me	1
`H5826-03`	עֲזָרְ/ךָ֖	azarekha	`HVqp3ms/Sp2ms`	helps you	he has helped you	1
`H5826-40`	וְ/יַעְזְר֑וּ/נִי	veyaezeruni	`HC/Vhi3mp/Sp1cs`	and-they-may-help-me	they will give me aid	1
`H5826-28`	וַ/עֲזַרְתֶּ֖ם	vaazaretem	`HC/Vqq2mp`	and help	and you helped	1
`H5826-08`	עֲזָר֔/וֹ	azaro	`HVqp3ms/Sp3ms`	helped him	he helped him	1
`H5826-14`	בֶּ/עְזֹ֣ר	beezor	`HR/Vqc`	when helping	in helping	1
`H5826-04`	עָזַ֥רְתָּ	azareta	`HVqp2ms`	have you helped	you helped	1
`H5826-13`	עָזֻ֔ר	azur	`HVqsmsa`	the-helped	helped one	1
`H5826-05`	עֲזַרְתַּ֥/נִי	azaretani	`HVqp2ms/Sp1cs`	have-helped-me	You helped me	1
`H5826-19`	לְ/עָזְר֑/וֹ	leazero	`HR/Vqc/Sp3ms`	to help him	to help him	1
`H5826-30`	וַ/יַּעְזְרֵ֨/הוּ	vayaezerehu	`HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms`	and helped him	he helped him	1
`H5826-22`	ל/עזיר	lzyr	`HR/Vhc`	for help	to give aid	1
`H5826-36`	וְ/עִזְרֻ֔/נִי	veizeruni	`HC/Vqv2mp/Sp1cs`	and help me	and help me	1
`H5826-37`	וְֽ/נֶ֫עֱזָ֥רְתִּי	veneezareti	`HC/VNp1cs`	and I was helped	I was helped	1
`H5826-38`	וְ/יַעְזְרֶ֗/ךָּ	veyaezerekha	`HC/Vqi3ms/Sp2ms`	and may he help you	he will help you	1
`H5826-43`	יַעְזְרֶ֥/הָ	yaezereha	`HVqi3ms/Sp3fs`	helps her	he helps her	1
`H5826-01`	עֲזָרָֽ/נִי	azarani	`HVqp3ms/Sp1cs`	helped me	he helped me	1
`H5826-33`	וַֽ/יַּעְזְרֽוּ/הוּ	vayaezeruhu	`HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms`	and they helped him	they helped him	1
`H5826-46`	יֵעָזְר֖וּ	yeazeru	`HVNi3mp`	they will be helped	they will be helped	1
`H5826-29`	וַ/יַּֽעֲזָר	vayaazar	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and helped	and he helped	1
`H5826-20`	לְ/הֵעָזֵ֖ר	leheazer	`HR/VNc`	helped	to be helped	1
`H5826-25`	עֹֽזְרָ֑י/ו	ozerayv	`HVqrmpc/Sp3ms`	his helpers	his helping-ones	1
`H5826-21`	לְ/עֹ֣זְרֶ֔/ךָ	leozerekha	`HR/Vqrmsc/Sp2ms`	to your helpers	to your helper	1
`H5826-34`	וַ/יֵּעָזְר֣וּ	vayeazeru	`HC/VNw3mp`	and they were helped	and they were helped	1
`H5826-27`	עֹזְרֶֽי/הָ	ozereyha	`HVqrmpc/Sp3fs`	her helpers	her helping-ones	1

Occurrences in Scripture

82 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H5826-38`	Genesis 49:25	וְ/יַעְזְרֶ֗/ךָּ	veyaezerekha	`HC/Vqi3ms/Sp2ms`	and may he help you	he will help you
`H5826-39`	Deuteronomy 32:38	וְ/יַעְזְרֻ/כֶ֔ם	veyaezerukhem	`HC/Vqi3mp/Sp2mp`	and help you	and they will help you
`H5826-28`	Joshua 1:14	וַ/עֲזַרְתֶּ֖ם	vaazaretem	`HC/Vqq2mp`	and help	and you helped
`H5826-36`	Joshua 10:4	וְ/עִזְרֻ֔/נִי	veizeruni	`HC/Vqv2mp/Sp1cs`	and help me	and help me
`H5826-35`	Joshua 10:6	וְ/עָזְרֵ֔/נוּ	veazerenu	`HC/Vqv2ms/Sp1cp`	and help	help us
`H5826-16`	Joshua 10:33	לַ/עְזֹ֖ר	laezor	`HR/Vqc`	to help	to give aid
`H5826-02`	1 Samuel 7:12	עֲזָרָ֥/נוּ	azaranu	`HVqp3ms/Sp1cp`	has helped us	he helped us
`H5826-16`	2 Samuel 8:5	לַ/עְזֹ֕ר	laezor	`HR/Vqc`	to help	to give aid
`H5826-22`	2 Samuel 18:3	ל/עזיר	lzyr	`HR/Vhc`	for help	to give aid
`H5826-16`	2 Samuel 18:3	לַ/עְזֽוֹר	laezor	`HR/Vqc`	to help	to give aid
`H5826-29`	2 Samuel 21:17	וַ/יַּֽעֲזָר	vayaazar	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and helped	and he helped
`H5826-32`	1 Kings 1:7	וַֽ/יַּעְזְר֔וּ	vayaezeru	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they helped	and they helped
`H5826-24`	1 Kings 20:16	עֹזֵ֥ר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	that helped	helping one
`H5826-24`	2 Kings 14:26	עֹזֵ֖ר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	helper	helping one
`H5826-45`	Isaiah 30:7	יַעְזֹ֑רוּ	yaezoru	`HVqi3mp`	they-help	they will help
`H5826-24`	Isaiah 31:3	עוֹזֵר֙	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	the-helper	helping one
`H5826-13`	Isaiah 31:3	עָזֻ֔ר	azur	`HVqsmsa`	the-helped	helped one
`H5826-45`	Isaiah 41:6	יַעְזֹ֑רוּ	yaezoru	`HVqi3mp`	helps	they will help
`H5826-06`	Isaiah 41:10	עֲזַרְתִּ֔י/ךָ	azaretikha	`HVqp1cs/Sp2ms`	I have helped you	I have helped you
`H5826-06`	Isaiah 41:13	עֲזַרְתִּֽי/ךָ	azaretikha	`HVqp1cs/Sp2ms`	will help you	I have helped you
`H5826-07`	Isaiah 41:14	עֲזַרְתִּי/ךְ֙	azaretikhe	`HVqp1cs/Sp2fs`	have helped you	I helped you
`H5826-44`	Isaiah 44:2	יַעְזְרֶ֑/ךָּ	yaezerekha	`HVqi3ms/Sp2ms`	who will help you	he will help you
`H5826-06`	Isaiah 49:8	עֲזַרְתִּ֑י/ךָ	azaretikha	`HVqp1cs/Sp2ms`	I-have-helped-you	I have helped you
`H5826-41`	Isaiah 50:7	יַֽעֲזָר	yaazar	`HVqi3ms`	helps	he will help
`H5826-41`	Isaiah 50:9	יַֽעֲזָר	yaazar	`HVqi3ms`	helps	he will help
`H5826-24`	Isaiah 63:5	עֹזֵ֔ר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	to-help	helping one
`H5826-24`	Jeremiah 47:4	עֹזֵ֑ר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	helper	helping one
`H5826-27`	Ezekiel 30:8	עֹזְרֶֽי/הָ	ozereyha	`HVqrmpc/Sp3fs`	her helpers	her helping-ones
`H5826-25`	Ezekiel 32:21	עֹֽזְרָ֑י/ו	ozerayv	`HVqrmpc/Sp3ms`	his helpers	his helping-ones
`H5826-12`	Zechariah 1:15	עָזְר֥וּ	azeru	`HVqp3cp`	helped forward	they helped
`H5826-24`	Psalms 10:14	עוֹזֵֽר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	helper	helping one
`H5826-24`	Psalms 22:12	עוֹזֵֽר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	helper	helping one
`H5826-37`	Psalms 28:7	וְֽ/נֶ֫עֱזָ֥רְתִּי	veneezareti	`HC/VNp1cs`	and I was helped	I was helped
`H5826-24`	Psalms 30:11	עֹזֵ֥ר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`		helping one
`H5826-31`	Psalms 37:40	וַֽ/יַּעְזְרֵ֥/ם	vayaezerem	`HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp`	and helped them	and he helped them
`H5826-43`	Psalms 46:6	יַעְזְרֶ֥/הָ	yaezereha	`HVqi3ms/Sp3fs`	helps her	he helps her
`H5826-24`	Psalms 54:6	עֹזֵ֣ר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	is helping	helping one
`H5826-24`	Psalms 72:12	עֹזֵ֥ר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	helper	helping one
`H5826-11`	Psalms 79:9	עָזְרֵ֤/נוּ	azerenu	`HVqv2ms/Sp1cp`	help us	help us
`H5826-05`	Psalms 86:17	עֲזַרְתַּ֥/נִי	azaretani	`HVqp2ms/Sp1cs`	have-helped-me	You helped me
`H5826-24`	Psalms 107:12	עֹזֵֽר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	helper	helping one
`H5826-10`	Psalms 109:26	עָ֭זְרֵ/נִי	azereni	`HVqv2ms/Sp1cs`	Help me	help me
`H5826-15`	Psalms 118:7	בְּ/עֹזְרָ֑/י	beozeray	`HR/Vqrmpc/Sp1cs`	among my helpers	among my helping-ones
`H5826-01`	Psalms 118:13	עֲזָרָֽ/נִי	azarani	`HVqp3ms/Sp1cs`	helped me	he helped me
`H5826-10`	Psalms 119:86	עָזְרֵֽ/נִי	azereni	`HVqv2ms/Sp1cs`	help me	help me
`H5826-17`	Psalms 119:173	לְ/עָזְרֵ֑/נִי	leazereni	`HR/Vqc/Sp1cs`	to help me	to help me
`H5826-42`	Psalms 119:175	יַעֲזְרֻֽ/נִי	yaazeruni	`HVqi3mp/Sp1cs`	help me	they will help me
`H5826-26`	Job 9:13	עֹ֣זְרֵי	ozerey	`HVqrmpc`	helpers of	helpers of
`H5826-04`	Job 26:2	עָזַ֥רְתָּ	azareta	`HVqp2ms`	have you helped	you helped
`H5826-24`	Job 29:12	עֹזֵ֥ר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	helper	helping one
`H5826-24`	Job 30:13	עֹזֵ֣ר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	helper	helping one
`H5826-24`	Lamentations 1:7	עוֹזֵר֙	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	helper	helping one
`H5826-17`	Daniel 10:13	לְ/עָזְרֵ֑/נִי	leazereni	`HR/Vqc/Sp1cs`	to help me	to help me
`H5826-46`	Daniel 11:34	יֵעָזְר֖וּ	yeazeru	`HVNi3mp`	they will be helped	they will be helped
`H5826-24`	Daniel 11:45	עוֹזֵ֖ר	ozer	`HVqrmsa`	helper	helping one
`H5826-18`	Ezra 8:22	לְ/עָזְרֵ֥/נוּ	leazerenu	`HR/Vqc/Sp1cp`	to protect us	to help us
`H5826-09`	Ezra 10:15	עֲזָרֻֽ/ם	azarum	`HVqp3cp/Sp3mp`	helped them	they helped them
`H5826-34`	1 Chronicles 5:20	וַ/יֵּעָזְר֣וּ	vayeazeru	`HC/VNw3mp`	and they were helped	and they were helped
`H5826-26`	1 Chronicles 12:1	עֹזְרֵ֖י	ozerey	`HVqrmpc`	helpers	helpers of
`H5826-17`	1 Chronicles 12:18	לְ/עָזְרֵ֔/נִי	leazereni	`HR/Vqc/Sp1cs`	to help me	to help me
`H5826-21`	1 Chronicles 12:19	לְ/עֹ֣זְרֶ֔/ךָ	leozerekha	`HR/Vqrmsc/Sp2ms`	to your helpers	to your helper
`H5826-03`	1 Chronicles 12:19	עֲזָרְ/ךָ֖	azarekha	`HVqp3ms/Sp2ms`	helps you	he has helped you
`H5826-09`	1 Chronicles 12:20	עֲזָרֻ֑/ם	azarum	`HVqp3cp/Sp3mp`	did they help them	they helped them
`H5826-12`	1 Chronicles 12:22	עָזְר֤וּ	azeru	`HVqp3cp`	helped	they helped
`H5826-19`	1 Chronicles 12:23	לְ/עָזְר֑/וֹ	leazero	`HR/Vqc/Sp3ms`	to help him	to help him
`H5826-14`	1 Chronicles 15:26	בֶּ/עְזֹ֣ר	beezor	`HR/Vqc`	when helping	in helping
`H5826-16`	1 Chronicles 18:5	לַ/עְז֕וֹר	laezor	`HR/Vqc`	to help	to give aid
`H5826-16`	1 Chronicles 22:17	לַ/עְזֹ֖ר	laezor	`HR/Vqc`	to help	to give aid
`H5826-16`	2 Chronicles 14:10	לַ/עְזוֹר֙	laezor	`HR/Vqc`	to help	to give aid
`H5826-11`	2 Chronicles 14:10	עָזְרֵ֜/נוּ	azerenu	`HVqv2ms/Sp1cp`	help us	help us
`H5826-08`	2 Chronicles 18:31	עֲזָר֔/וֹ	azaro	`HVqp3ms/Sp3ms`	helped him	he helped him
`H5826-16`	2 Chronicles 19:2	לַ/עְזֹ֔ר	laezor	`HR/Vqc`	to help	to give aid
`H5826-12`	2 Chronicles 20:23	עָזְר֥וּ	azeru	`HVqp3cp`	helped	they helped
`H5826-16`	2 Chronicles 25:8	לַ/עְז֥וֹר	laezor	`HR/Vqc`	to help	to give aid
`H5826-30`	2 Chronicles 26:7	וַ/יַּעְזְרֵ֨/הוּ	vayaezerehu	`HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms`	and helped him	he helped him
`H5826-16`	2 Chronicles 26:13	לַ/עְזֹ֥ר	laezor	`HR/Vqc`	to help	to give aid
`H5826-20`	2 Chronicles 26:15	לְ/הֵעָזֵ֖ר	leheazer	`HR/VNc`	helped	to be helped
`H5826-16`	2 Chronicles 28:16	לַ/עְזֹ֥ר	laezor	`HR/Vqc`	to help	to give aid
`H5826-23`	2 Chronicles 28:23	מַעְזְרִ֣ים	maezerim	`HVhrmpa`	helping	aid-givers
`H5826-40`	2 Chronicles 28:23	וְ/יַעְזְר֑וּ/נִי	veyaezeruni	`HC/Vhi3mp/Sp1cs`	and-they-may-help-me	they will give me aid
`H5826-33`	2 Chronicles 32:3	וַֽ/יַּעְזְרֽוּ/הוּ	vayaezeruhu	`HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms`	and they helped him	they helped him
`H5826-18`	2 Chronicles 32:8	לְ/עָזְרֵ֔/נוּ	leazerenu	`HR/Vqc/Sp1cp`	to help us	to help us

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