oz denotes strength as active power or capacity, and at times the force or security embodied in a fortified place or ruling support.

The term most often denotes strength as power or capacity possessed, given, sought, or exercised, whether attributed to the LORD, a person, or a people. In construct expressions it can also characterize objects and places of protection or rule, such as a tower, city, rod, pillar, or scepter, as embodying force or security.

1. Power or capacity possessed and exercised · dominant

   The noun appears for strength attributed to the LORD or received from him: in Exodus 15:2 the APB renders the clause "The LORD is my strength and my song," while in 1 Samuel 2:10 it says that he "gives strength to his king." It also marks human exertion in 2 Samuel 6:14, where David dances "with all his might," and capacity in Proverbs 31:17, where a woman girds herself and strengthens her arms.

   Exodus 15:21 Samuel 2:102 Samuel 6:14Psalm 105:4Job 12:16Proverbs 31:17
2. Fortifying force or basis of rule and security · common

   In construct and absolute uses, the noun is attached to protective or governing structures. Judges 9:51 describes a "strong tower," Proverbs 18:10 calls the LORD's name "a tower of strength," and Ezekiel 19:14 speaks of a "strong rod" and a "scepter for ruling." Amos 3:11 similarly places the term in the announcement that an adversary will bring down the city's strength and plunder its citadels.

   Judges 9:51Proverbs 18:10Proverbs 21:22Amos 3:11Ezekiel 19:14Ezekiel 26:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses "strength," while also rendering relevant clauses with "might," "strong," and fortified images such as a "tower of strength." Because it translates whole verses rather than aligning individual words, these renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.