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Oz (עוז) means boldness in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עֹז
oz
noun · masculine
In English

boldness

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Oz.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    אומץ, כח.
    נָחִיתָ בְחַסְדְּךָ, עַם־זוּ גָּאָלְתָּ; נֵהַלְתָּ בְעָזְּךָ, אֶל־נְוֵה קָדְשֶׁךָ.
  2. 2
    שם פרטי לזכר.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Oz is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
עֹז
Written without vowel points
עוז
Said
oz
Root
ע־ז־ז
Pattern
קֹטֶל
Gematria
83

This is how Oz is said in other languages.

English
boldness
Arabic
قُوَّة, شَجاعة
Spanish
audacia

These words mean nearly the same as Oz.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Oz.

  • פחד

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Oz.

The word Oz is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • עוז רוח
  • הרהיב עוז
  • עז והדר
  • מגדל עוז

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Oz comes from the root ע־ז־ז, like these words.

These words come before and after Oz in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Oz.

What does Oz (⁨עוז⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Oz (⁨עוז⁩) means boldness. It is said oz, with the stress on oz.

What is a synonym for Oz (⁨עוז⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Oz (⁨עוז⁩) are ⁨עזוז⁩, ⁨גבורה⁩, ⁨הוד⁩, and ⁨חוסן⁩.

What is the opposite of Oz (⁨עוז⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Oz (⁨עוז⁩) are ⁨פחד⁩.

What rhymes with Oz (⁨עוז⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Oz (⁨עוז⁩) include ⁨מחוז⁩, ⁨אגוז⁩, ⁨גלוקוז⁩, ⁨כרוז⁩, ⁨גזוז⁩, and ⁨חרוז⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עז of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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