אֹ֫מֶץ (o.mets)
o.mets
strength
H:N-MQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
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- Part of speech
- H:N-M
Word Overview
The Hebrew noun o.mets denotes physical or moral strength. It appears only once in the Old Testament, found in Job 17:9. In this context, it describes the steadfastness of those who keep their integrity despite severe suffering.
Its sole occurrence highlights a specific kind of resilience. The text contrasts this inner fortitude with the fading of physical vitality. While others may grow weak or confused, the righteous person maintains their grip on truth through o.mets.
This rare usage gives the word significant weight. It is not general power but enduring firmness in the face of adversity. Translators often render it as "strength" or "might," capturing the sense of unyielding resolve that defines the passage.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word o.mets appears only once in the Old Testament, in Job 17:9. It describes a quiet, enduring strength that remains when physical energy fades. This is not the loud power of youth or the force of conquest. Instead, it is the steady grip on integrity when life becomes heavy and confusing.
When suffering strips away our comfort, we often feel weak. Yet this verse promises that those who keep their hands clean will grow stronger. It suggests that spiritual resilience deepens even as our bodies tire. This kind of strength does not depend on circumstances but on a faithful heart.
You do not need to manufacture this power. It comes from holding fast to the right path, even when it is hard. In your own struggles, remember that steadfastness is a gift. God sustains those who refuse to compromise their truth.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- strength1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- אֹֽמֶץ\׃1×
Key Verses
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Job 17:9
Yet the righteous will hold to his way. He who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
This verse contrasts fading physical vitality with the growing strength of those who maintain integrity, showing that o.mets is a resilience born of faithfulness rather than physical power.