2385. chaziz
Strong's Lexicon
chaziz: Flash, lightning, thunderbolt

Original Word: חֲזִיז
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chaziz
Pronunciation: khaw-zeez'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-zeez')
Definition: Flash, lightning, thunderbolt
Meaning: a flash of lightning

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be bright

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of divine power and revelation through natural phenomena can be related to Greek words like "ἀστραπή" (astrapé, G796), meaning lightning, which appears in passages such as Matthew 24:27.

Usage: The Hebrew word "chaziz" refers to a flash of lightning or a thunderbolt. It is used to describe the sudden and powerful display of God's might and presence, often associated with divine revelation or judgment. The term captures the awe-inspiring and sometimes fearsome nature of God's power as manifested in natural phenomena.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, lightning and thunder were often seen as manifestations of divine power. The Israelites, like their neighbors, would have understood these natural phenomena as expressions of God's majesty and authority. In the biblical context, lightning is frequently associated with God's theophany, where His presence is revealed in a dramatic and unmistakable manner.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a thunderbolt, lightning flash
NASB Translation
storm clouds (1), thunderbolt* (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[חֲזִיז] noun [masculine] thunder-bolt, lightning flash (Late Hebrew חֲזִיז; Aramaic חֲזִיזָא shining cloud) — only construct חֲזִיז and plural חֲזִיזִים; וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלוֺת Job 28:26 and a way for thunder-bolts = Job 38:25; עשֶֹׁה חֲזִיזִים ׳י Zechariah 10:1 ("" מְטַרֿ גֶּשֶׁם).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bright cloud, lightning

From an unused root meaning to glare; a flash of lightning -- bright cloud, lightning.

Forms and Transliterations
חֲזִיזִ֑ים חזיזים לַחֲזִ֥יז לחזיז chaziZim ḥă·zî·zîm ḥăzîzîm la·ḥă·zîz lachaZiz laḥăzîz
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Englishman's Concordance
Job 28:26
HEB: חֹ֑ק וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃
KJV: and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
INT: A limit course the lightning of the thunder

Job 38:25
HEB: תְּעָלָ֑ה וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃
KJV: or a way for the lightning of thunder;
INT: A channel A way the lightning of thunder

Zechariah 10:1
HEB: יְהוָ֖ה עֹשֶׂ֣ה חֲזִיזִ֑ים וּמְטַר־ גֶּ֙שֶׁם֙
NAS: who makes the storm clouds; And He will give
KJV: shall make bright clouds, and give
INT: the LORD makes the storm rain showers

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2385
3 Occurrences


ḥă·zî·zîm — 1 Occ.
la·ḥă·zîz — 2 Occ.
















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