The meaning of “אֵזוֹר”
Understanding ʼêzôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
girdle. - something girt - a belt, also a band 1) waist-cloth, the innermost piece of clothing 1a) of God's power over k...
אֵזוֹר
girdle. - something girt - a belt, also a band 1) waist-cloth, the innermost piece of clothing 1a) of God's power over kings (fig.) 1b) of faithfulness (metaph) 2) waistband
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 1:8 | “And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.” Word: אֵזוֹר (ʼêzôwr) | |
| Job 12:18 | “He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.” Word: אֵזוֹר (ʼêzôwr) | |
| Isaiah 11:5 | “And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.” Word: אֵזוֹר (ʼêzôwr) | |
| Jeremiah 13:6 | “And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.” Word: אֵזוֹר (ʼêzôwr) | |
| Ezekiel 23:15 | “Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:” Word: אֵזוֹר (ʼêzôwr) |