Zᵉrôwaʻ — H2220

H2220 · Hebrew — זרוע

Pronunciation: zer-o'-ah

Other spellings: zᵉrôaʻ זְרֹעַ, zᵉrôʻâh זְרֹעָה

Definition

feminine noun

the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force

  1. arm, forearm, shoulder, strength
    1. arm
    2. arm (as symbol of strength)
    3. forces (political and military)
    4. shoulder (of animal sacrificed)

Usually translated as

arm, power, shoulder, mighty, strength, help

Origin

or (shortened) zᵉrôaʻ; and (feminine) zᵉrôwʻâh; or zᵉrôʻâh; from H2232

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Zᵉrôwaʻ occurs 90 times in 83 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (2), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (9), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (2), Job (6), Psalms (12), Proverbs (1), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (16), Jeremiah (5), Ezekiel (11), Daniel (5), Hosea (2), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — Z