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עוּז (uz) means “to seek refuge” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

עוּז Hebrew · H5756 5 tagged occurrences in 5 verses

Pronunciation guide: ooz Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5756

עוּז · uz · to seek refuge

(Hiphil) to take refuge, bring to refuge, seek refuge

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to be strong; causatively, to stregthen, i.e. (figuratively) to save (by flight)

KJV glosses: gather (self, self to flee), retire.

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How translators render H5756

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
run for cover 1
seek refuge 1
take refuge 1
to seek shelter 1
to shelter 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
gather 1
gather themselves to flee 1
gather yourselves to flee 1
retire 1

Verses containing H5756

Page 1 of 1. 5 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Exodus 9:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So give orders now to shelter your livestock and everything you have in the field. Every man or beast that remains in the field and is not brought inside will die when the hail comes down upon them.’”

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  2. Isaiah 10:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Madmenah flees; the people of Gebim take refuge.

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  3. Isaiah 30:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.

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  4. Jeremiah 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.

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  5. Jeremiah 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.

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Sources and text

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