אָז
Transliteration
'āz
Pronunciation
awz
Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
A demonstrative adv
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 54

Strong’s Definitions

אָז ʼâz, awz; a demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore:—beginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H227 in the following manner: beginning, even, for, from, hitherto, now, old, since, then, time, when, yet.

  1. then, at that time

    1. temporal expressions

      1. then (past)

      2. then, if...then (future)

      3. earlier

    2. logical expressions

      1. in that case

      2. that (being so)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָז ʼâz, awz; a demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore:—beginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.
STRONGS H227: Abbreviations
אָז adverb (compare إِذْ, إِذًا, DA : also Biblical Aramaic H116 אֱדַיִן properly a substantive ＝time; see מֵאָז below) at that time, then, whether expressing duration, or inception (＝thereupon).
1. strictly temporal:
a. of past time: — without a verb Genesis 12:6; Genesis 13:7; Joshua 14:11; 2 Samuel 23:14; with a perfect Genesis 4:26; Exodus 4:26; Joshua 10:33; Judges 8:3; Judges 13:21; Jeremiah 22:15 אָז טוֺב לוֺ then was it well to him (compare Jeremiah 22:16; Hosea 2:9); more usually (especially when = thereupon) with an imperfect (see Dr§ 27) Exodus 15:1; Numbers 21:17; Joshua 8:30; Joshua 10:12; Joshua 22:1; 1 Kings 3:16; 1 Kings 8:1; 1 Kings 9:11 (see DrIntr. 192) and elsewhere.
b. of future time (usually where some emphasis is intended), with imperfect Isaiah 35:5, 6; Isaiah 60:5; Micah 3:4, rather differently Leviticus 26:41; 1 Samuel 20:12; rarely with perfect 2 Samuel 5:24b (will have gone forth) Isaiah 33:23: with an accompanying logical force, implying the fulfilment of a condition, then = if or when this has been done (with the imperfect) Genesis 24:41; Exodus 12:44, 48; Deuteronomy 29:19; Joshua 1:8; 1 Samuel 6:3; Isaiah 58:8, 9; Jeremiah 11:15 Hi Ke Psalm 19:14; Psalm 51:21; Proverbs 3:23; Job 11:15; Job 13:20; Job 22:26.
c. in poetry אז is sometimes used to throw emphasis on a particular feature of the description Genesis 49:4; Exodus 15:15; Judges 5:8, 11, 13, 19, 22; Isaiah 33:23; Isaiah 41:1; Habakkuk 1:11; Psalm 2:5; Psalm 96:12.
d. it points back with emphasis to an infinitive with בּ 2 Samuel 5:24a Psalm 126:2 (twice in verse); Job 28:27; Job 33:16; to בַּיּוֺם הַהוּא (anomalously) 1 Chronicles 16:7.
2. expressing logical sequence strictly: in the apodosis: — after אם (rare) for sake of special emphasis Isaiah 58:14; Proverbs 2:5; Job 9:31; = in that case, after לוּ or לוּלֵא 2 Samuel 2:27 hadst thou not spoken, כִּי אָז surely then had the people, etc. 2 Samuel 19:7; Psalm 119:92; after אחלי 2 Kings 5:3; Psalm 119:6; after a suppressed protasis 2 Kings 13:19; Job 3:13 יָשַׁנְתִּי אָז יָנוּחַ לִי I had slept, then were there rest for me; Joshua 22:31 (strangely) = now, as things are; Ecclesiastes 2:15 = that being so. (122 times, besides מאז and מן־אז. Seldom used except where some special emphasis is desired. 'Then' of AV RV more commonly represents וְ, especially in the apodosis.)

† מֵאָז (compare مُنْذُ), once (Jeremiah 44:8) מִן־אָז, literally from that time: used
(a) absolutely, as adverb = in time past, of old, whether of a nearer 2 Samuel 15:34; Isaiah 16:13, or of a remoter past Isaiah 44:8; Isaiah 45:21; Isaiah 48:3, 5, 7, 8; Psalm 93:2; Proverbs 8:22;
(b) with following general or relative clause, as preposition or conjunction = from time of, since. With substantive Ruth 2:7 מֵאָז הַבֹּקֶר from time of morning Psalm 76:8; with infinitive Exodus 4:10 מֵאָז דַּבֶּרְךָ since thy speaking unto thy servant; with finite verb Genesis 39:5; Exodus 5:23 וּמֵאָז בָּאתִי וג׳ and since I came unto Pharaoh, etc. Exodus 9:24; Joshua 14:10; Isaiah 14:8; Jeremiah 44:18.
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References

Genesis

Genesis 4:26; Genesis 12:6; Genesis 13:7; Genesis 24:41; Genesis 39:5; Genesis 49:4

Exodus

Exodus 4:10; Exodus 4:26; Exodus 5:23; Exodus 9:24; Exodus 12:44; Exodus 12:48; Exodus 15:1; Exodus 15:15

Leviticus

Leviticus 26:41

Numbers

Numbers 21:17

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 29:19

Joshua

Joshua 1:8; Joshua 8:30; Joshua 10:12; Joshua 10:33; Joshua 14:10; Joshua 14:11; Joshua 22:1; Joshua 22:31

Judges

Judges 5:8; Judges 5:11; Judges 5:13; Judges 5:19; Judges 5:22; Judges 8:3; Judges 13:21

Ruth

Ruth 2:7

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 6:3; 1 Samuel 20:12

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 2:27; 2 Samuel 5:24; 2 Samuel 5:24; 2 Samuel 15:34; 2 Samuel 19:7; 2 Samuel 23:14

1 Kings

1 Kings 3:16; 1 Kings 8:1; 1 Kings 9:11

2 Kings

2 Kings 5:3; 2 Kings 13:19

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 16:7

Job

Job 3:13; Job 9:31; Job 11:15; Job 13:20; Job 22:26; Job 28:27; Job 33:16

Psalms

Psalms 2:5; Psalms 19:14; Psalms 76:8; Psalms 93:2; Psalms 96:12; Psalms 119:6; Psalms 119:92; Psalms 126:2

Proverbs

Proverbs 2:5; Proverbs 3:23; Proverbs 8:22

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:15

Isaiah

Isaiah 14:8; Isaiah 16:13; Isaiah 33:23; Isaiah 33:23; Isaiah 35:5; Isaiah 35:6; Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 44:8; Isaiah 45:21; Isaiah 48:3; Isaiah 48:5; Isaiah 48:7; Isaiah 48:8; Isaiah 58:8; Isaiah 58:9; Isaiah 58:14; Isaiah 60:5

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 11:15; Jeremiah 22:15; Jeremiah 22:16; Jeremiah 44:8; Jeremiah 44:18

Hosea

Hosea 2:9

Micah

Micah 3:4

Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:11