2389. chazaq

Strong's Lexicon

chazaq: Strong, mighty, firm, powerful

Original Word: חָזָק
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: chazaq
Pronunciation: khaw-zawk'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-zawk')
Definition: Strong, mighty, firm, powerful
Meaning: strong

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chazaq
Definition
strong, stout, mighty
NASB Translation
compulsion* (3), fiercest (1), hard (2), harder (1), loud (1), might (1), mighty (20), obstinate* (1), powerful (1), severe (3), stalwart (1), strong (19), stubborn* (1), who is strong (1), who was stronger (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חָזָק adjective strong, stout, mighty; — ׳ח Exodus 10:19 18t.; feminine חֲזָקָה Exodus 3:19 31t. + Ezekiel 3:14 (Co for ᵑ0 verb 3feminine singular); plural חֲזָקִים Judges 18:25 2t.; construct חִזְקֵי Ezekiel 2:4 (strike out Co. see below) Ezekiel 3:7; —

1 strong:

a. of men, rarely predicate Numbers 13:18 (opposed to רָפֶה), Numbers 13:31 (comparative with מִן), Joshua 14:11; Joshua 17:18 (all J E), Judges 18:26 (comparative with מִן); also of גֹּאֲלָם Jeremiah 50:34; Proverbs 23:11; of hand of ׳י Joshua 4:24 (D), so Ezekiel 3:14 ᵐ5 Co (see above and חָזַק Qal 3); compare of Tyre הָֽיְתָה חֲזָקָה בַּיָּם Ezekiel 26:17 (strike out B Co).

b. usually attributive; of ram of Pharaoh Ezekiel 30:22 (opposed to נִשְׁבָּ֑רֶת); especially of hand of ׳י in delivering Israel from Egypt, Exodus 3:19 (gloss ? see Di), Exodus 6:1 (twice in verse); Exodus 13:9 (all J), Deuteronomy 6:21; Deuteronomy 7:8; Deuteronomy 9:26; Daniel 9:15; in wonders done by agency of Moses Deuteronomy 34:12; also בְּכֹחַ גָּדוֺל וּבְיָד חֲזָקָה Exodus 31:11(JE), compare Nehemiah 1:10, but oftener ביד חזקה וּבִזְרוֺעַ נְטוּיָה Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 5:15; Deuteronomy 7:19; Deuteronomy 11:2; Deuteronomy 26:6; Jeremiah 32:21; Psalm 136:12; of control of enemies and deliverance from exile Ezekiel 20:33,34; more Generally Deuteronomy 3:24 ("" גָּדְלְךָ), 1 Kings 8:42 2Chronicles 6:32; of ׳יs opposition to Zedekiah Jeremiah 21:5; once of Edom, opposed to Israel בעם כבד וביד חזקה Numbers 20:20 (JE).

c. of sword of ׳י Isaiah 27:1 ("" הַקָּשָׁה וְהַגְּדוֺלָה), of wind Exodus 10:19 (J), 1 Kings 19:11; sound of trumpet (= loud) Exodus 19:16 (E).

d severe, sharp, hot, of war 1 Samuel 14:52 (predicate), battle 2 Samuel 11:15, sickness 1 Kings 17:17 (predicate), famine 1 Kings 18:2.

e. firm, hard, of face, פנים Ezekiel 3:8, forehead, מֵצַח Ezekiel 3:8; adamant, simile of forehead Ezekiel 3:9 (comparative, with מִן); of sky Job 37:18 (predicate) in plural construct לֵב ׳ח Ezekiel 2:4 hard of heart ("" קְשֵׁי פָנִים) but omitted by B Co, מֵֿצַח׳ח Ezekiel 3:7 hard (= impudent) of forehead ("" קְשֵׁילֵֿב).

2 as substantive, a strong one, of ׳י (בְּחָזָק, as, in the character of, a strong one) Isaiah 40:10; of ׳יs agent Isaiah 28:2 ("" אַמִּץ); see also וְחָזָק לאֹ יְאַמֵּץ כֹחוֺ Amos 2:14; with מִן compare= one too strong for Jeremiah 31:11; Psalm 35:10. In Ezekiel 34:16 ᵑ0 uses ׳הח in bad sense ("" הִשְּׁמֵנָה), ᵐ5 Co, with different text, in good sense (see VB).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

harder, hottest, impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff-hearted, stronger

From chazaq; strong (usu. In a bad sense, hard, bold, violent) -- harder, hottest, + impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).

see HEBREW chazaq

Forms and Transliterations

בְּחָזָ֣ק בחזק הֶחָזָ֥ק הַֽחֲזָקָ֔ה הַחֲזָקָ֑ה הַחֲזָקָ֔ה הַחֲזָקָ֖ה הַחֲזָקָ֛ה הַחֲזָקָֽה׃ הַחֲזָקָה֙ החזק החזקה החזקה׃ וְהַֽחֲזָקָ֗ה וְחִזְקֵי־ וְחָזָ֖ק וְחָזָ֞ק והחזקה וחזק וחזקי־ חֲ֝זָקִ֗ים חֲ֭זָקָה חֲזָקִ֖ים חֲזָקִ֥ים חֲזָקָ֑ה חֲזָקָ֔ה חֲזָקָ֖ה חֲזָקָ֖ה֙ חֲזָקָ֜ה חֲזָקָ֣ה חֲזָקָ֤ה חֲזָקָֽה׃ חֲזָקָה֙ חִזְקֵי־ חָזָ֑ק חָזָ֖ק חָזָ֗ק חָזָ֣ק חָזָ֤ק חָזָ֥ק חזק חזקה חזקה׃ חזקי־ חזקים מֵחָזָ֣ק מחזק bə·ḥā·zāq bechaZak bəḥāzāq chaZak chazaKah chazaKim chizkei ha·ḥă·zā·qāh ḥă·zā·qāh ḥă·zā·qîm ḥā·zāq hachazaKah haḥăzāqāh ḥāzāq ḥăzāqāh ḥăzāqîm he·ḥā·zāq hechaZak heḥāzāq ḥiz·qê- ḥizqê- mê·ḥā·zāq mechaZak mêḥāzāq vechaZak vechizkei vehachazaKah wə·ha·ḥă·zā·qāh wə·ḥā·zāq wə·ḥiz·qê- wəhaḥăzāqāh wəḥāzāq wəḥizqê-

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 3:19
HEB: וְלֹ֖א בְּיָ֥ד חֲזָקָֽה׃
NAS: you to go, except under compulsion.
KJV: you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
INT: except hand A mighty

Exodus 6:1
HEB: כִּ֣י בְיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ יְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם וּבְיָ֣ד
NAS: to Pharaoh; for under compulsion he will let them go,
KJV: to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand
INT: for hand A strong will let hand

Exodus 6:1
HEB: יְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם וּבְיָ֣ד חֲזָקָ֔ה יְגָרְשֵׁ֖ם מֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃
NAS: he will let them go, and under compulsion he will drive
KJV: shall he let them go, and with a strong hand
INT: will let hand A strong will drive of his land

Exodus 10:19
HEB: רֽוּחַ־ יָם֙ חָזָ֣ק מְאֹ֔ד וַיִּשָּׂא֙
NAS: [the wind] to a very strong west
KJV: turned a mighty strong west wind,
INT: wind west strong A very took

Exodus 13:9
HEB: כִּ֚י בְּיָ֣ד חֲזָקָ֔ה הוֹצִֽאֲךָ֥ יְהֹוָ֖ה
NAS: may be in your mouth; for with a powerful hand
KJV: may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand
INT: for hand A powerful brought the LORD

Exodus 19:16
HEB: וְקֹ֥ל שֹׁפָ֖ר חָזָ֣ק מְאֹ֑ד וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד
NAS: and a very loud trumpet
KJV: exceeding loud; so that all the people
INT: sound trumpet loud very trembled

Exodus 32:11
HEB: גָּד֖וֹל וּבְיָ֥ד חֲזָקָֽה׃
NAS: power and with a mighty hand?
KJV: power, and with a mighty hand?
INT: great and with A mighty

Numbers 13:18
HEB: הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב עָלֶ֔יהָ הֶחָזָ֥ק הוּא֙ הֲרָפֶ֔ה
NAS: who live in it are strong [or] weak,
KJV: that dwelleth therein, whether they [be] strong or weak,
INT: live and are strong he weak

Numbers 13:31
HEB: הָעָ֑ם כִּֽי־ חָזָ֥ק ה֖וּא מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
NAS: for they are too strong for us.
KJV: against the people; for they [are] stronger than we.
INT: the people for strong they are too

Numbers 20:20
HEB: כָּבֵ֖ד וּבְיָ֥ד חֲזָקָֽה׃
NAS: force and with a strong hand.
KJV: people, and with a strong hand.
INT: A heavy hand A strong

Deuteronomy 3:24
HEB: וְאֶת־ יָדְךָ֖ הַחֲזָקָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִי־
NAS: Your greatness and Your strong hand;
KJV: thy greatness, and thy mighty hand:
INT: your greatness hand and your strong who what

Deuteronomy 4:34
HEB: וּבְמִלְחָמָ֗ה וּבְיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֔ה
NAS: and by war and by a mighty hand
KJV: and by war, and by a mighty hand,
INT: war hand A mighty arm an outstretched

Deuteronomy 5:15
HEB: מִשָּׁ֔ם֙ בְּיָ֤֥ד חֲזָקָ֖ה֙ וּבִזְרֹ֣עַ נְטוּיָ֑֔ה
NAS: you out of there by a mighty hand
KJV: brought thee out thence through a mighty hand
INT: of there hand A mighty arm an outstretched

Deuteronomy 6:21
HEB: מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם בְּיָ֥ד חֲזָקָֽה׃
NAS: us from Egypt with a mighty hand.
KJV: of Egypt with a mighty hand:
INT: Egypt hand A mighty

Deuteronomy 7:8
HEB: אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּיָ֣ד חֲזָקָ֑ה וַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֙ מִבֵּ֣ית
NAS: brought you out by a mighty hand
KJV: brought you out with a mighty hand,
INT: the LORD hand A mighty and redeemed the house

Deuteronomy 7:19
HEB: וְהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ וְהַיָּ֤ד הַחֲזָקָה֙ וְהַזְּרֹ֣עַ הַנְּטוּיָ֔ה
NAS: and the wonders and the mighty hand
KJV: and the wonders, and the mighty hand,
INT: and the wonders hand and the mighty arm and the outstretched

Deuteronomy 9:26
HEB: מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם בְּיָ֥ד חֲזָקָֽה׃
NAS: out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
KJV: out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
INT: of Egypt hand A mighty

Deuteronomy 11:2
HEB: אֶת־ יָדוֹ֙ הַחֲזָקָ֔ה וּזְרֹע֖וֹ הַנְּטוּיָֽה׃
NAS: His greatness, His mighty hand
KJV: his greatness, his mighty hand,
INT: his greatness hand his mighty arm and his outstretched

Deuteronomy 26:8
HEB: מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם בְּיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ וּבִזְרֹ֣עַ נְטוּיָ֔ה
NAS: us out of Egypt with a mighty hand
KJV: out of Egypt with a mighty hand,
INT: of Egypt hand A mighty arm and an outstretched

Deuteronomy 34:12
HEB: וּלְכֹל֙ הַיָּ֣ד הַחֲזָקָ֔ה וּלְכֹ֖ל הַמּוֹרָ֣א
NAS: and for all the mighty power
KJV: And in all that mighty hand,
INT: and for all power the mighty and for all terror

Joshua 4:24
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י חֲזָקָ֖ה הִ֑יא לְמַ֧עַן
NAS: of the LORD is mighty, so
KJV: of the LORD, that it [is] mighty: that ye might fear
INT: of the LORD for is mighty he so

Joshua 14:11
HEB: עוֹדֶ֨נִּי הַיּ֜וֹם חָזָ֗ק כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ בְּי֨וֹם
NAS: I am still as strong today
KJV: As yet I [am as] strong this day
INT: I am still today strong I day

Joshua 17:18
HEB: ל֔וֹ כִּ֥י חָזָ֖ק הֽוּא׃ פ
NAS: of iron [and] though they are strong.
KJV: chariots, [and] though they [be] strong.
INT: of iron though are strong he

Judges 18:26
HEB: מִיכָ֗ה כִּי־ חֲזָקִ֥ים הֵ֙מָּה֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ
NAS: that they were too strong for him, he turned
KJV: saw that they [were] too strong for him, he turned
INT: Micah for strong they were too

1 Samuel 14:52
HEB: וַתְּהִ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ חֲזָקָ֣ה עַל־ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
NAS: the Philistines was severe all
KJV: And there was sore war
INT: become now the war was severe against the Philistines

56 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2389
56 Occurrences

bə·ḥā·zāq — 1 Occ.
ḥā·zāq — 14 Occ.
ḥă·zā·qāh — 21 Occ.
ḥă·zā·qîm — 3 Occ.
ḥiz·qê- — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥă·zā·qāh — 10 Occ.
he·ḥā·zāq — 1 Occ.
mê·ḥā·zāq — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥā·zāq — 2 Occ.
wə·ḥiz·qê- — 1 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·zā·qāh — 1 Occ.