a.zar denotes giving aid or support, whether in battle, distress, communal action, or divine deliverance.

The verb describes giving aid or support: people assist allies and leaders in conflict or communal action, while God is said to aid those who cry out, trust, or face danger. The same usage also marks the lack of anyone available to give such support.

1. Giving aid or support · dominant

   The forms describe concrete assistance in conflict and need: in Joshua 10:6 an imperative occurs in the appeal for Joshua to come quickly as hostile kings gather, and in 1 Chronicles 22:17 an infinitive construct follows David's command to the rulers to assist Solomon. In 1 Samuel 7:12 the Qal perfect is used in Samuel's statement that the LORD had aided the people, while Isaiah 41:10 places the first-person Qal perfect alongside strengthening and upholding. Active participles can identify a supporting person or group, as in 1 Chronicles 12:1, where the APB renders the clause "helpers of the battle," and Daniel 11:45, where no one is available at the end.

   Joshua 10:61 Chronicles 22:171 Samuel 7:12Isaiah 41:101 Chronicles 12:1Daniel 11:45

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses the APB commonly uses "help" and "helped," and it also uses "helpers," "support," and "no one" in clauses where aid is present or absent. These renderings indicate the clauses' overall presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent for each form.