Strong's Definition
a primitive root; to belt
KJV Usage: bind (compass) about, gird (up, with)
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אָזַר (a.zar) — to gird. 1) gird, encompass, equip, clothe 1a) (Qal) to gird, gird on (metaphorical of strength) 1b) (Niphal) be girded 1c)(Piel) hold close, clasp 1d) (Hiphpael) gird oneself (for war)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · אֵזֹור
Dress | verb qal, verb nif
to be girded, to wear = to wear a belt or girdle around one's waist
Dress | verb qal, verb hit, verb pi
to gird oneself, to put on = to tie a belt or girdle around one's waist; ≈ often used metaphorically to denote arming oneself for battle, or, in a more abstract sense, to "put on" certain characteristics and qualities, such as strength, courage, and aggression
1SA 2:4 · JOB 38:3 · JOB 40:7 · PSA 93:1 · ISA 8:9 · ISA 8:9 · ISA 50:11 · ISA 50:11 · JER 1:17
Dress | verb pi
to gird (someone) = to tie a belt or girdle around someone else's waist; ≈ often used metaphorically to denote arming someone for battle, or, in a more abstract sense, to "clothe" people with certain characteristics and qualities, such as joy, strength, and courage
Intense | verb qal
to be tight (around someone), to choke meaning unsure; possible: = to be tightly tied around part of one's body in such a way that it becomes a hindrance; ≈ used metaphorically to denote how suffering can be a hindrance to someone
1 ISA 50:11 MT HOTTP-B NIV NJPS NJB | RSV NJB NRSV REB מאירי "who set alight"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[אָזַר] vb. gird, encompass, equip Qal gird, gird on
Niph. girded with might
Pi. gird
Hithp. gird oneself
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