Lexical Definition

‎עָזַר‎ ʻâzar (aw-zar') to help ^H:V
a primitive root

help, succour.

• to surround, i.e. protect or aid

1) to help, succour, support
1a) (Qal) to help
1b) (Niphal) to be helped
1c) (Hiphil) to help

See Greek: βοηθέω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [‎עָזַר‎]₈₂ verb help, succour (Late Hebrew noun ‎עֶזְרָה‎ help; Phoenician in derivatives and compounds Lzb^{338 f.}; Arabic excuse, exculpate, also aid; Aramaic help, Palmyrene ‎עדר‎, rarely ‎עזר‎ Lzb³³⁸ Cook^{89. 90}); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix ‎עֲזָרָ֑נִי‎ Ps 118:13, ‎עֲזָָֽרְךָ‎ 1Chr 12:19* 3 plural suffix ‎עֲזָרֻם‎ 1Chr 12:20*, etc., Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יַעֲזָרֿ‎ Isa 50:7; Isa 50:9, suffix ‎יַעְזְרֶךָּ‎ Isa 44:2 3 masculine plural ‎יַעְזֹ֑רוּ‎ Isa 30:7; Isa 41:6, ‎וַיַּעְזְרוּ‎ 1Kgs 1:7 suffix ‎יַעַזְרֻנִי‎ Ps 119:175, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix ‎עָזְרֵנִי‎ Ps 109:26; Ps 119:86 + Josh 10:4 Kt, masculine plural suffix ‎עִזְרֻנִי‎ Qr, etc.; Infinitive construct ‎לַעֲזֹר‎ 1Chr 22:17, ‎לַעֲזוֺר‎ 1Chr 18:5, ‎לַעְזֹר‎ Josh 10:33 + 5 t., ‎לַעְזוֺר‎ 2Chr 25:8 + 2Sam 18:3 Qr (> Kt ‎לַעֲזִיר‎ Hiph`il); suffix ‎לְעָזְרֵנִי‎ 1Chr 12:17* + 2 t., etc., Participle active ‎עֹזֵר‎ 1Kgs 20:16 +, etc.; passive ‎עָזֻר‎ Isa 31:3 — help, with accusative of person 1Kgs 20:16; Josh 1:14 + 2Chr 28:23 (reading ‎עֹזְרִים‎ Ges<sup>«GKC:53o»§ 53o</sup>, for ᵑ0 ‎מַעְזְרִים‎, apparently Hiph`il; subject false gods); with accusative of location (city) Josh 10:33 (D); especially with suffix person Josh 10:4; Josh 10:6 (+ ‎הוֺשִׁיעַ‎; both J E), 1Chr 12:18*; 1Chr 12:20*; 1Chr 12:23* (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:17* v.1Chr 12:19* v.1Chr 12:22*), 2Chr 32:3; Ezra 8:22 (+ ‎מִן‎ of enemy), Ezra 10:15; Dan 10:13 (subject Michael); subject often God (‎׳‎‎י‎), with accusative of person Ps 10:14; 1Chr 15:26, usually suffix Gen 49:25 (poem in J), 1Sam 7:12; Isa 41:10; Isa 41:13; Isa 41:14 + 12 t. + 2Chr 26:7 (with ‎עַל‎ against), Ps 37:40 (+ ‎פִּלֵּט‎), Ps 46:6* (suffix of city), Ps 109:26 (|| ‎הוֺשִׁיעַ‎); subject false gods Deut 32:8; 2Chr 28:23 with ‎לְ‎ person 2Sam 8:5 + 1Chr 18:5 + 4 t. + 2Sam 18:3 (read Qr ‎לַעֲזוֺר‎, or ‎לְעֹזֵר‎ ? compare HPS); subject ‎׳‎‎י‎ Isa 50:7; Isa 50:9 with ‎עִם‎ person 1Chr 12:22* (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:21* + ‎עַל‎ against); with ‎אַחֲרֵי‎ person (construction praegn.) 1Kgs 1:7 with ‎בְּ‎ person against whom 2Chr 20:23 (+ infinitive); with ‎בֵּין ֗֗֗ לְ‎, of ‎׳‎‎י‎, 2Chr 14:10* absolute Isa 30:7; 2Chr 26:13 (+ ‎עַל‎ against), 2Chr 28:16 ‎לְרָעָה‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Zech 1:15 they helped, with evil result; ‎׳‎‎י‎ subject, 2Chr 25:8 (opposed to ‎הַכְשִׁיל‎); also participle with suffix Ezek 30:8 + 3 t.; with ‎לְ‎ person 2Kgs 14:26 + 5 t., of ‎׳‎‎י‎ Ps 30:11*; Ps 54:6* absolute Isa 31:3; Isa 63:5; Jer 47:4; Ps 22:12*; Ps 107:12 construct ‎עֹזְרֵי הַמִּלְחָמָה‎ 1Chr 12:1, ‎עֹזְרֵי רָ֑הַב‎ Job 9:13 (see ‎רַהַב‎); Participle passive absolute as substantive he who is helped Isa 31:3. Niph`al Perfect ‎וְנֶעֱזָרְ֑תִּי‎ Ps 28:7 I am helped (that is, by ‎׳‎‎י‎); Imperfect 3 masculine plural ‎וַיֵּעָֽזְרוּ‎ 1Chr 5:20 (that is, id.; + ‎עַל‎ against, with noun cognate ‎יֵעָֽזְרוּ עֵזֶר מְעָט‎ Dan 11:34 Infinitive construct ‎הִפְלִיא לְהֵעָזֵר‎ 2Chr 26:15 he was wonderfully helped (literally made wonderful to be helped). Hiph`il dubious: Infinitive construct 2Sam 18:3 Kt, Participle plural ‎מַעְזְרִים‎ 2Chr 28:23, see Qal.

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