Biblica Analytica
H2220 Hebrew

אֶדְרַע

ed.ra

force

Lexicon Entry

Definition
force
Transliteration
ed.ra
Strong's Number
H2220
Occurrences
91

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

The Hebrew word "ed.ra" (H2220) is defined as "force." It appears 91 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in the text. The word likely refers to a physical or mental exertion of power, strength, or energy. Its usage suggests that it can be applied to various contexts, such as physical labor, emotional effort, or even spiritual strength. In the Bible, "ed.ra" is used to describe both positive and negative forces. For example, it can refer to the strength of a warrior or the power of God. This versatility highlights the word's broad range of usage and its significance in conveying the idea of exerted power or energy. The frequency of its occurrence also underscores its importance in biblical thought and language. The significance of "ed.ra" lies in its ability to convey the idea of exerted power or energy in various contexts. Its usage in the Bible suggests that it is a fundamental concept in understanding human experience, from physical labor to spiritual strength. Its frequency and versatility make it a crucial word in biblical language, providing insight into the ways in which power and energy are perceived and expressed in the text.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H2220
Lemma
אֶדְרַע
Transliteration
ed.ra
Definition
force
Occurrences
91
Model
workers-ai
Prompt version
1

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Occurrences in Scripture

91 total occurrences across the text — showing 50

2 Chronicles 32:8

An arm of flesh is with him, but Yahweh our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Job 22:8

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.

Job 22:9

You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

Job 26:2

“How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!

Job 35:9

“By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

Job 38:15

From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.

Job 40:9

Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

Psalms 10:15

Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.

Psalms 18:34

He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.

Psalms 37:17

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.

Psalms 44:3

For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.

Psalms 44:3

For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.

Psalms 71:18

Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.

Psalms 77:15

You have redeemed your people with your arm, the sons of Jacob and Joseph.

Psalms 79:11

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, preserve those who are sentenced to death.

Psalms 83:8

Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot.

Psalms 89:10

You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

Psalms 89:13

You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

Psalms 89:21

with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

Psalms 98:1

Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

Psalms 136:12

with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; for his loving kindness endures forever:

Proverbs 31:17

She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.

Song of Solomon 8:6

Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yahweh.

Isaiah 9:20

One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm:

Isaiah 17:5

It will be like when the harvester gathers the wheat, and his arm reaps the grain. Yes, it will be like when one gleans grain in the valley of Rephaim.

Isaiah 62:8

Yahweh has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, “Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies, and foreigners will not drink your new wine, for which you have labored,

Isaiah 30:30

Yahweh will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will show the descent of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, storm, and hailstones.

Isaiah 33:2

Yahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

Isaiah 40:10

Behold, the Lord Yahweh will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him. Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.

Isaiah 40:11

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

Isaiah 44:12

The blacksmith takes an ax, works in the coals, fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. He is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is faint.

Isaiah 48:14

“Assemble yourselves, all of you, and hear! Who among them has declared these things? He whom Yahweh loves will do what he likes to Babylon, and his arm will be against the Chaldeans.

Isaiah 51:5

My righteousness is near. My salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples. The islands will wait for me, and they will trust my arm.

Isaiah 51:5

My righteousness is near. My salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples. The islands will wait for me, and they will trust my arm.

Isaiah 51:9

Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh! Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?

Isaiah 52:10

Yahweh has made his holy arm bare in the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Isaiah 53:1

Who has believed our message? To whom has Yahweh’s arm been revealed?

Isaiah 59:16

He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor. Therefore his own arm brought salvation to him; and his righteousness sustained him.

Isaiah 63:5

I looked, and there was no one to help; and I wondered that there was no one to uphold. Therefore my own arm brought salvation to me. My own wrath upheld me.

Isaiah 63:12

Who caused his glorious arm to be at Moses’ right hand? Who divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name?

Jeremiah 17:5

Yahweh says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, relies on strength of flesh, and whose heart departs from Yahweh.

Jeremiah 21:5

I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation.

Jeremiah 27:5

‘I have made the earth, the men, and the animals that are on the surface of the earth by my great power and by my outstretched arm. I give it to whom it seems right to me.

Jeremiah 32:17

“Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you.

Jeremiah 48:25

The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,” says Yahweh.

Ezekiel 4:7

You shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm uncovered; and you shall prophesy against it.

Ezekiel 13:20

“Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I am against your pillows, with which you hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms. I will let the souls go, even the souls whom you hunt to make them fly.

Ezekiel 17:9

“Say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Will it prosper? Won’t he pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? It can’t be raised from its roots by a strong arm or many people.

Ezekiel 20:33

As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out, I will be king over you.

Ezekiel 20:34

I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of the countries in which you are scattered with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out.