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Strong's H5826 עָזַר (azar)

Azar means “help” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H5826
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 77
Books 18

Strong's H5826 Quick Answer

Strong's H5826 עָזַר (`azar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `azar (aw-zar') v. 1. to surround, i.e. protect or aid [a primitive root] It has 77 linked Bible usages across 18 books. Visible English usage signals include help, helped, succour, helpeth, and succoured. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`azar (aw-zar') v. 1. to surround, i.e. protect or aid [a primitive root]
Usage
77 linked usages
Books
18 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
help, helped, succour, helpeth, and succoured

Meaning and Definition

`azar (aw-zar') v. 1. to surround, i.e. protect or aid [a primitive root] KJV: help, succour.

Original Word
עָזַר
Transliteration
`azar
Derivation
Root: עזר
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5826. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5826 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `azar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

help Genesis 49:25 43× helped 1 Samuel 7:12 18× helpeth 1 Chronicles 12:18 succour 2 Samuel 8:5 succoured 2 Samuel 21:17

How Strong's H5826 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 77 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5826 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5826 in the Old Testament

77 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 49:25 KJV

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

Deuteronomy 32:38 KJV

Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection.

Joshua 1:14 KJV

Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;

Usage Excerpts

First 77 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5826.

Genesis 49:25 Old Testament, KJV
Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
Deuteronomy 32:38 Old Testament, KJV
Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection.
Joshua 1:14 Old Testament, KJV
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;
Joshua 10:4 Old Testament, KJV
Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
Joshua 10:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
Joshua 10:33 Old Testament, KJV
Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
1 Samuel 7:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
2 Samuel 8:5 Old Testament, KJV
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
2 Samuel 18:3 Old Testament, KJV
But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.
2 Samuel 21:17 Old Testament, KJV
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
1 Kings 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
1 Kings 20:16 Old Testament, KJV
And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
2 Kings 14:26 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.
1 Chronicles 5:20 Old Testament, KJV
And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
1 Chronicles 12:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
1 Chronicles 12:17 Old Testament, KJV
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
1 Chronicles 12:18 Old Testament, KJV
Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
1 Chronicles 12:19 Old Testament, KJV
And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.
1 Chronicles 12:21 Old Testament, KJV
And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
1 Chronicles 12:22 Old Testament, KJV
For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.
1 Chronicles 15:26 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
1 Chronicles 18:5 Old Testament, KJV
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
1 Chronicles 22:17 Old Testament, KJV
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
2 Chronicles 14:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let no man prevail against thee.
2 Chronicles 18:31 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
2 Chronicles 19:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
2 Chronicles 20:23 Old Testament, KJV
For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
2 Chronicles 25:8 Old Testament, KJV
But if thou wilt go, do it; be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
2 Chronicles 26:7 Old Testament, KJV
And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.
2 Chronicles 26:13 Old Testament, KJV
And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
2 Chronicles 26:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
2 Chronicles 28:16 Old Testament, KJV
At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.
2 Chronicles 28:23 Old Testament, KJV
For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
2 Chronicles 32:3 Old Testament, KJV
He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.
2 Chronicles 32:8 Old Testament, KJV
With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
Ezra 8:22 Old Testament, KJV
For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
Ezra 10:15 Old Testament, KJV
Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
Job 9:13 Old Testament, KJV
If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
Job 26:2 Old Testament, KJV
How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
Job 29:12 Old Testament, KJV
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
Job 30:13 Old Testament, KJV
They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.
Psalms 10:14 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 22:11 Old Testament, KJV
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
Psalms 28:7 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
Psalms 30:10 Old Testament, KJV
Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
Psalms 37:40 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
Psalms 46:5 Old Testament, KJV
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
Psalms 54:4 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
Psalms 72:12 Old Testament, KJV
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
Psalms 79:9 Old Testament, KJV
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
Psalms 86:17 Old Testament, KJV
Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
Psalms 107:12 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
Psalms 109:26 Old Testament, KJV
Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:
Psalms 118:7 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
Psalms 118:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.
Psalms 119:86 Old Testament, KJV
All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
Psalms 119:173 Old Testament, KJV
Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
Psalms 119:175 Old Testament, KJV
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
Isaiah 30:7 Old Testament, KJV
For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
Isaiah 31:3 Old Testament, KJV
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
Isaiah 41:6 Old Testament, KJV
They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
Isaiah 41:10 Old Testament, KJV
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah 41:13 Old Testament, KJV
For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Isaiah 41:14 Old Testament, KJV
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 44:2 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
Isaiah 49:8 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
Isaiah 50:7 Old Testament, KJV
For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
Isaiah 50:9 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
Isaiah 63:5 Old Testament, KJV
And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
Jeremiah 47:4 Old Testament, KJV
Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
Lamentations 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.
Ezekiel 30:8 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed.
Ezekiel 32:21 Old Testament, KJV
The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.
Daniel 10:13 Old Testament, KJV
But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
Daniel 11:34 Old Testament, KJV
Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
Daniel 11:45 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Zechariah 1:15 Old Testament, KJV
And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5826, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 10 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 12 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 17 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 11 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5826 FAQ

What does azar (עָזַר) mean?

Azar (Strong's H5826) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "help". `azar (aw-zar') v. 1. to surround, i.e. protect or aid [a primitive root]

How many times is azar (עָזַר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 77 linked usages for Strong's H5826 across 18 books.

Where can I study azar (עָזַר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5826 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate azar (עָזַר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as help, helped, succour, helpeth, and succoured. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.