Lexicon
יָעַז
ya.az
H3267
H:V Hebrew

be fierce

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ya.az describes a people presented as fierce in Isaiah 33:19.

The single attested use presents a people characterized as fierce, set within a description of people whose speech is not understood.

Senses in use

  1. Characterizing a people as fierce · dominant

    In Isaiah 33:19, the Niphal masculine singular participle נוֹעָז characterizes “people” in a clause that continues by describing their unfathomable lips and stammering tongue. The APB renders the verse, “You will not see the fierce people.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 33:19, the APB presents the people as “fierce.” This identifies the verse-level presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.

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