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az describes forceful strength in people, places, natural forces, and comparisons, and can characterize fierce or harsh intensity.
The term most often marks force, capability, or durability in persons, peoples, boundaries, cities, waters, wind, and figurative comparisons. In a smaller cluster, it characterizes forceful intensity expressed in anger, a countenance, a ruler, replies, rage, and greedy dogs.
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Force, power, or durability · dominant
The adjective marks powerful opponents and peoples: in 2 Samuel 22:18 the APB renders the enemy as "powerful," and in Numbers 13:28 it describes the land's inhabitants as "strong." It also occurs with a wind in Exodus 14:21, mighty waters in Isaiah 43:16, a fortified border in Numbers 21:24, and the lion comparison in Judges 14:18.
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Fierce or harsh intensity · common
The term can characterize a severe quality rather than physical capacity. In Genesis 49:7 the APB renders anger as "fierce"; Deuteronomy 28:50 describes a nation's countenance as "fierce," while Proverbs 18:23 and Proverbs 21:14 portray harsh replies and intense rage. In Isaiah 56:11, the masculine plural construct form occurs in the clause describing dogs as greedy and without satiety.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB uses such wording as "powerful," "strong," "mighty," "fierce," "harshness," and "strong rage." These are verse-level renderings rather than a word-by-word alignment.