Az (אז) means then in Hebrew.
It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
then
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Az.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בזמן ההוא, באותה עת. לאחר מכן, אחר כך.
...וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי אָז בָּאָרֶץ
- 2אֲזַי, לְפִיכָךְ, כָּךְ שֶׁ־.
הֲתִמְלֹךְ, כִּי אַתָּה מְתַחֲרֶה בָאָרֶז; אָבִיךָ הֲלוֹא אָכַל וְשָׁתָה, וְעָשָׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה – אָז טוֹב לוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Az is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- אָז
- Written without vowel points
- אז
- Said
- az
- Gematria
- 8
This is how Az is said in other languages.
- English
- then
- Arabic
- في ذلك الوقت, آنَذاك, حِينَئِذٍ, إِذًا
These words mean nearly the same as Az.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Az.
These words rhyme with Az.
The word Az is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אם-אז
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
This is where the word Az comes from.
באוגריתית (אִד), וכן בצירוף (אִדכ, כלומר "אז"/"אזי" (בסיומת כ'), "לאחר מכן").
These words come before and after Az in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Az.
What does Az (אז) mean in Hebrew?
Az (אז) means then. It is said az, with the stress on az.
What is a synonym for Az (אז)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Az (אז) are אזי and הילכך.
What is the opposite of Az (אז)?
Words that mean the opposite of Az (אז) are עכשיו.
What rhymes with Az (אז)?
Words that rhyme with Az (אז) include גז, מרכז, ברווז, ארגז, פגז, and רז.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אז of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.