e.zer denotes aid or support supplied to someone, whether from God or from a person alongside them.

The attested use denotes aid supplied in need: the Psalms and Deuteronomy speak of help associated with the LORD, while Genesis, Daniel, and Ezekiel place it in settings of a person’s needed companion, limited assistance, or supporting personnel. The same use can be affirmed, sought, absent, or judged ineffective within its clause.

1. Aid or supporting assistance · dominant

   In Psalm 121:1 the construct form occurs in the question, “From where will my help come?”, and Psalm 121:2 identifies its source as the LORD. Genesis 2:18 uses the absolute form where the man’s aloneness leads to the stated intention to make someone corresponding to him; Exodus 18:4 recalls deliverance from Pharaoh’s sword, while Daniel 11:34 speaks of “a little help” when people stumble. Ezekiel 12:14 places a construct form among those surrounding a ruler, rendered by the APB as “his helper and all his bands.”

   Psalm 121:1Psalm 121:2Genesis 2:18Exodus 18:4Daniel 11:34Ezekiel 12:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “help” in Psalm 121:1 and Psalm 121:2, and with “helper” where a supporting person is in view in Genesis 2:18 and Ezekiel 12:14. These renderings confirm the clauses’ overall presentation rather than supplying a separate definition for each form.