אָמַץ
ʼâmats · aw-mats'
to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: confirm, be courageous (of good courage, stedfastly minded, strong, stronger), establish, fortify, harden, increase, prevail, strengthen (self), make strong (obstinate, speed).
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to pursue the straight path
Strength, the leader of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to pursue the straight path.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אָמַץ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
41 occurrences · 41 OT · 0 NT · 36 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and of a good courage6 · 17%
- and of good courage3 · 9%
- me: for they were too strong2 · 6%
- made speed2 · 6%
- and he shall strengthen2 · 6%
- shall be stronger1 · 3%
- obstinate1 · 3%
- him, and strengthen1 · 3%
- thee, thou shalt not harden1 · 3%
- courageous1 · 3%
- that she was stedfastly minded1 · 3%
- strong1 · 3%
- and have strengthened1 · 3%
- prevailed1 · 3%
- and strengthened1 · 3%
- and courageous1 · 3%
- and hardened1 · 3%
- and thou hast strengthened1 · 3%
- but i would strengthen1 · 3%
- that thou madest strong1 · 3%
- whom thou madest strong1 · 3%
- also shall strengthen1 · 3%
- for they are stronger1 · 3%
- when he established1 · 3%
- increaseth1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.