עֹ֗ז

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 עֹ֗ז

   OZ

   of strength
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מַטּ֣וֹת עֹ֗ז

   ma-TOT OZ

   staffs of strength
3. clause🔊 וַיִּֽהְיוּ־לָ֞הּ מַטּ֣וֹת עֹ֗ז אֶל־שִׁבְטֵי֙ מֹֽשְׁלִ֔ים וַתִּגְבַּ֥הּ קֽוֹמָת֖וֹ עַל־בֵּ֣ין עֲבֹתִ֑ים

   va-yi-HYU-la ma-TOT OZ el-shiv-TEI mo-she-LIM va-tig-BA ko-ma-TO al-BEN a-vo-TIM

   and there were for her staffs of strength to scepters of rulers and she became high his stature above among thickets
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּֽהְיוּ־לָ֞הּ מַטּ֣וֹת עֹ֗ז אֶל־שִׁבְטֵי֙ מֹֽשְׁלִ֔ים וַתִּגְבַּ֥הּ קֽוֹמָת֖וֹ עַל־בֵּ֣ין עֲבֹתִ֑ים וַיֵּרָ֣א בְגָבְה֔וֹ בְּרֹ֖ב דָּלִיֹּתָֽיו׃

   va-yi-HYU-la ma-TOT OZ el-shiv-TEI mo-she-LIM va-tig-BA ko-ma-TO al-BEN a-vo-TIM va-ye-RA ve-gav-HO be-ROV da-li-YO-tav

   and there were for her staffs of strength to scepters of rulers and she became high his stature above among thickets and he was seen in his height in abundance of his branches

Exegesis

The Hebrew narrative employs a sequence of waw-consecutive verbs to trace progress: vayihyu-lah {וַיִּֽהְיוּ־לָ֞הּ | wa-yih-yû-lāh} introduces the idea of possession transforming into authority, linking mattot {מַטּוֹת | maṭ-ṭôt} “rods” with oz {עֹז | ʿōz} “strength” and el-shivtei {אֶל־שִׁבְטֵי | ʾel-šiv-tê} governing purpose for moshelim {מֹשְׁלִים | mō-šə-lîm} “rulers.”

Root and etymology

ע־ז־ז🔊 ʿ-z-z

“strength, might”

• 🔊 עֹזʿōzpowerPsalm 28:7