◄ 2388. chazaq ►
Strong's Lexicon chazaq: To be strong, to strengthen, to harden, to prevail, to take hold of Original Word: חָזַק Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: chazaq Pronunciation: khaw-zak' Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-zak') Definition: To be strong, to strengthen, to harden, to prevail, to take hold of Meaning: to fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2901 (krataioō): To strengthen, to make strong - G2476 (histēmi): To stand, to stand firm Usage: The Hebrew verb "chazaq" primarily conveys the idea of strength and power. It is used to describe physical strength, emotional fortitude, and spiritual resilience. The term can imply the act of strengthening oneself or others, prevailing in battle or conflict, and taking firm hold of something. It is often used in contexts where encouragement, support, or reinforcement is needed. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, strength was a highly valued trait, both physically and spiritually. The concept of "chazaq" was integral to the Israelites' understanding of their relationship with God, who was seen as the ultimate source of strength. This term is frequently used in the context of military endeavors, personal trials, and spiritual exhortations, reflecting the importance of resilience and divine support in the face of adversity. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen NASB Translation adopted (2), applied (1), became (1), became mighty (1), became powerful (1), became strong (2), became...strong (1), been arrogant (1), captured (1), carried out repairs (12), caught (1), caught fast (1), caught hold (1), collected his strength (1), courageous (3), detained (1), devote (1), display great strength (1), display strength (1), encourage (4), encourage* (1), encouraged (2), encouraged* (3), encouragement (1), encourages (1), established himself securely (1), fasten (1), fastens (1), fierce (1), firm (2), firmly (2), firmly in his grasp (1), forces (1), fortified (1), gain ascendancy (1), gave him strong support (1), grasp (1), gripped (3), grow strong (1), harden (4), hardened (9), held (2), held them fast (1), help* (1), helped (1), hold (4), hold his own (1), hold fast (5), holding (3), holds fast (3), joining (1), laid hold (1), louder (1), made (1), made himself secure (1), made their harder (1), made repairs (12), made stronger (1), maintain (1), make (1), make an effort (1), making himself strong (1), overcome (1), persuaded (1), post a strong (1), prevailed (4), prevailed over (1), put (1), received strength (1), recovered (1), rely (1), repair (12), repaired (14), repairers (1), repairing (1), resist (1), resolutely (2), retain (1), retained (1), seize (4), seized (6), seizes (2), severe (5), show ourselves courageous (2), snaps shut (1), stands firmly (1), strengthen (12), strengthened (19), strengthening (1), strong (31), strong support (1), stronger (6), strongly support (1), support* (1), supported (1), sure (1), sustain (1), take (1), take courage (6), take courage and be courageous (1), take hold (7), taken (2), taken hold (1), takes (1), takes hold (2), tie your securely (1), took (2), took courage (2), took hold (5), upholds (1), urged* (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs חָזַק291 verb be or grow firm, strong, strengthen (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חֲזַק bind on or about, gird on, compare Arabic bind, squeeze) — Qal Perfect ׳ח Genesis 41:57 4t.; חָזָק֑2Chronicles 26:15; suffix חֲזָקוֺ2Chronicles 28:20, etc.; Imperfect יֶהֱז֑ק2Chronicles 28:7 (Baer) + 2 t.; וַיֶּחֱזַק Genesis 41:56 +; יֶחֶזְקוּ 2 Samuel 10:11 2t.; יֶחְזְקוּ Isaiah 28:22; Imperative חֲזַק Deuteronomy 12:23 +; חִזְקוּ Deuteronomy 31:6 +; Infinitive construct לְחָזְקָה 2 Kings 12:13; suffix לְחָזְקָהּ Ezekiel 30:21; Participle חָזֵק Exodus 19:19; 2 Samuel 3:1, etc.; — I. intransitive be or grow strong: — 1. a. of physical strength of hands Judges 7:11; 2 Samuel 2:7; 2 Samuel 16:21; Ezekiel 22:14; Zechariah 8:9,13 (on Ezekiel 3:14 see below); of arm, followed by infinitive Ezekiel 30:21; used of recovery from illness Isaiah 39:1; followed by מִן of comparison over power 1 Samuel 17:50 (with בְּ instrumental), 2 Samuel 13:14. b. of people, army Deuteronomy 11:8; Joshua 17:13 (JE), = Judges 1:28; Ezra 9:12; followed by מִן comparative be stronger than, too strong for, prevail against 2 Samuel 10:11 (twice in verse) = 1 Chronicles 19:12 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 20:23,25; id., followed by accusative 1 Kings 16:22, compare of ׳י as prevailing over man Jeremiah 20:7 ("" יָכֹל); followed by על2Chronicles 8:3; 27:5. c. of royal power וְדָוִד הֹלֵךְ וְהָזֵק 2 Samuel 3:1 (opposed to הֹלְכִים וְדַלִּים); compare 2 Chronicles 26:15 ("" חֶזְקָה 2 Chronicles 26:16), Daniel 11:5a. d. prevail over, upon, of word of king 2 Samuel 24:4 (followed by אֶלֿ) = 1 Chronicles 21:4 (followed by עַל). e. of bonds Isaiah 28:22. f. of sound of trumpet הוֺלֵךְ וְהָזֵק מְאֹד Exodus 19:19 (E, compare חָזָק Exodus 19:16) it grew much louder and louder. 2 be firm, fast: — a. literally be caught fast, of Absalom's head 2 Samuel 18:9 (followed by בְּ). b. be firm, secure, of a kingdom 2 Kings 14:5 ( + בְּיָדוֺ) = 2 Chronicles 25:3 ( + עָלָיו). Oftener c. be firm = courageous, confident, especially Imperative, usually "" אמץ (q. v.), Deuteronomy 31:6,7,23; Joshua 1:6,7,9,18; Joshua 10:25; Joshua 23:6 (all D), 2 Samuel 10:12; 2 Samuel 13:28; 1 Kings 2:2; 1 Chronicles 19:13 ("" התחזק), 1 Chronicles 22:13; 1 Chronicles 28:10,20; 2Chronicles 15:7; 19:11; 32:7; Ezra 10:4; Psalm 27:14; Psalm 31:25; Isaiah 35:4; Isaiah 41:6; Haggai 2:4 (3 t. in verse); Daniel 10:19 (twice in verse); followed byלַמִּלְחָמָה2Chronicles 25:8. d. hold firmly to, devote oneself to, followed by בְּ2Chronicles 31:4. e. followed by Infinitive be firm not to eat blood, i.e. firmly refrain from it Deuteronomy 12:23, compare 1 Chronicles 28:7. 3 press, be urgent, followed by עַל + Infinitive Exodus 12:33 (E); followed by עַל of hand of ׳י in prophetic ecstasy Ezekiel 3:14 (ᵐ5 Co read חֲזָקָה, adjective, see חָזָק). 4 in bad sense: a. grow stout, rigid, hard, with idea of perversity, of Pharaoh's heart Exodus 7:13,22; Exodus 8:15 (all P), Exodus 9:35 (R); compare חזקו עָלַי דבריכם Malachi 3:13. b. be severe, grievous, of battle 2 Kings 3:26; of famine Genesis 41:56,57 (E), Genesis 47:20 (J; followed by על), 2 Kings 25:3 = Jeremiah 52:6. II. transitive only לֹא חֲזֶקוֺ2Chronicles 28:20 strengthened him not, but text very dubious ("" וַיָצַר לוֺ). Pi`el Perfect חִזַּק Psalm 147:13 +, etc.; Imperfect וַיְחַזֵּק Exodus 9:12 10t., etc.; Imperative חַזֵּק Nehemiah 6:9 2t.; feminine singular חַזְּקִי Nahum 3:14; חַזֵּ֑קִי Isaiah 54:2 etc.; Infinitive construct חַזֵּק 2 Kings 12:9 12t.; Participle מְחַזֵּק Exodus 14:17; מְחַזְּקִים 2 Kings 12:9; — 1 make strong (physically): a. followed by accusative of person Judges 16:28; followed by על Judges 3:12; followed by מָתְנַיִם Nahum 2:2 ("" אַמֵּץ כֹּחַ; of personified people). b. = restore to strength Daniel 10:18,19; to health Ezekiel 34:4,16; with לְ give strength to 1 Chronicles 29:12; so, followed by זְרוֺעֹתָם, Hosea 7:15; Ezekiel 30:24 (and Ezekiel 30:25 Co, see Hiph`il) c. followed by accusative of thing Isaiah 41:7; Jeremiah 10:4 (both with בְּ instrumental; of manufacture of idols); of strengthening tent-pegs, in metaphor Isaiah 54:4, compare Isaiah 33:23; followed by bars of gates Psalm 147:13; often of making strong, fortifying a town, etc. Nahum 3:14; 2Chronicles 11:11,12; 26:9; 32:5; = repair (wall, object not expressed) Nehemiah 3:19 see Hiph`il; with accusative of temple 2 Kings 12:6; 2 Kings 12:7; 2 Kings 12:15; 2 Kings 22:6; 2Chronicles 24:5,12; 29:3; 34:8, compare 2 Chronicles 34:10 ("" לִבְדּוֺק); followed by ׳לְבית י 1 Chronicles 26:27; object breaches (accusative) 2 Kings 12:8; 2 Kings 12:9; 2 Kings 12:13; 2 Kings 22:5. d. of establishing kingdom2Chronicles 11:17. 2 strengthen the hands (accusative) of any one, i.e. sustain, encourage (opposed to רִמָּה) Judges 9:24; Jeremiah 23:14; Ezekiel 13:22; Isaiah 35:3; Job 4:3; Ezra 6:22; Nehemiah 2:18; Nehemiah 6:9; 2Chronicles 29:34; ידו בֵּאלהים ׳וַיְח 1 Samuel 23:16; followed by בְּ Ezra 1:6 ( + בְּ instrumental) 3 make strong = bold, encourage, with accusative Deuteronomy 1:38; Deuteronomy 3:28; 2 Samuel 11:5; Isaiah 41:7; with accusative of person + ׳לַעֲבֹדַת בֵּית י2Chronicles 35:2. 4 make firm: — a. with 2 accusative וְאַבְנֵטְךָ אֲחַוְּקֶנּוּ Isaiah 22:21 and with thy sash (of office) will I make him firm, i.e. bind it firmly about him ("" הלבישׁ). b. make firm or fixed, = definitely adopt ֿ׳יח לָמוֺ דָּבָר רָע Psalm 64:6. 5 make rigid, hard, i.e. perverse, obstinate, harden (the heart of any one) Exodus 4:21; Exodus 10:20,27 (all E), Exodus 9:12; Exodus 11:10; Exodus 14:4,8,17 (all P), Joshua 11:20 (D); see also פניהם מִסֶּלַע ׳ח Jeremiah 5:3 . Hiph`il118 Perfect הֶחֱזִיק Judges 7:8 +; 3 feminine singular הֶחֱזִ֫יקָה Jeremiah 49:24 +; suffix הֶחֱזִקָ֑תְנִי Jeremiah 8:21; הֶחֱזַ֫קָתִּי Nehemiah 5:16 3t.; וְהַחֲזַקְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 30:23, etc.; Imperfect יַחֲזִיק Job 8:15 2t.; 1 singular וְאַחְזֵק Isaiah 42:6; יַחֲזִיקוּ Jeremiah 6:23 2t.; יַחֲזִקוּ Daniel 11:32, etc.; Imperative הַחֲזֵק 2 Samuel 11:25 2t., etc.; Infinitive construct הַחֲזִיק 2 Kings 15:19; Isaiah 64:6; suffix הֶחֱזִיקִי Jeremiah 31:32 (׳הַח Manuscript Petrop. see RSJPh xvi, 1888, 73); Participle מַחֲזִיק Exodus 9:2 9t.; suffix מַחֲזִקָהּ Daniel 11:6; feminine singular מַחֲזֶקֶת Nehemiah 4:11; plural מַחֲזִיקִים Nehemiah 4:10 5t.; construct מַחֲוִיקֵי Ezekiel 27:9,27; — 1. a. make strong, strengthen Jeremiah 51:12. b. make firm, the kingdom 2 Kings 15:19 ( + בְּיָדוֺ). c. display strength (late) 2 Chronicles 26:8 ("" ׳וַיֵלֶךְ שְׁמוֺ עַד וגו), Daniel 11:32 ("" וְעָשׂוּ). 2 make severe, of battle 2 Samuel 11:25. 3 followed by יד = support Ezekiel 16:49; followed by זְרוֺעוֺת Ezekiel 30:25 (subject ׳י; but Co reads Pi`el as Ezekiel 30:24) . 4 = repair, walls of Jerusalem, Nehemiah 3:4 (3 t. in verse) + 31 t. Nehemiah 3; compare (in General) participle used substantively מחזיקי בדקף Ezekiel 27:9,27 of Tyre and her ships ("" מַלָּחִים, etc.) 5 prevail, absolute Daniel 11:7; followed by עַל Job 18:9; prevail upon to בּוֺ לֶאֱכֹל ׳הח 2 Kings 4:8. 6 especially take or keep hold of, seize, grasp: a. take hold of, seize, catch, followed by בְּ Genesis 19:4(J), Genesis 21:18(E), Exodus 4:4 (J; "" אחז), Judges 7:20; 1 Samuel 15:27; 2 Samuel 1:11; 1 Kings 1:50; 1 Kings 2:28; 2 Kings 2:12; 2 Kings 4:27; Isaiah 4:1; Zechariah 8:23 (twice in verse); Proverbs 7:13; Proverbs 26:17, compare also Judges 19:25,29; 2Chronicles 28:15; with violence Deuteronomy 22:25; Deuteronomy 25:11; 1 Samuel 17:35 (perhaps of consecutive frequently, see Dr), 2 Samuel 2:16; 2 Samuel 13:11; followed by לְ 2 Samuel 15:5; figurative take hold in order to lead one (subject ׳י) followed by בְּ Jeremiah 31:32, c accusative Isaiah 41:9,13; compare Isaiah 51:18 (בְּ; "" נֵהֵל); followed by accusative Nahum 3:14 take hold of the brick-mould, Jeremiah 6:23 = Jeremiah 50:42, Zechariah 14:13 (with violence), Psalm 35:2; Nehemiah 4:10; Nehemiah 4:11, seize the kingdom Daniel 11:21; in metaphor Micah 4:9 (הֶחֱזִיקֵךְ חִיל), Jeremiah 6:24; Jeremiah 8:21; Jeremiah 49:24 (see Gie), Jeremiah 50:43; of pious laying hold of ׳י, followed by בְּ Isaiah 64:6; compare Isaiah 27:5; Isaiah 56:2,4,6; of other gods 1 Kings 9:9 2Chronicles 7:22; laying hold of wisdom Proverbs 3:18, compare Proverbs 4:13; Job 2:3,9; Job 27:6; Jeremiah 8:5. b. have or keep hold of, followed by בְּ Judges 16:26; 2 Samuel 3:29; Jeremiah 50:33; Nehemiah 4:15. c. hold up, followed by בְּ, figurative = sustain, support Leviticus 25:35; of ׳י holding his servants Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 45:1, compare Job 8:20; see also participle used substantively Daniel 11:1 ("" מָעוֺז), Daniel 11:6 ("" מֵבִיא, יֹלֵד); of Nehemiah holding fast to his (בְּ) his work Nehemiah 5:16; compare of wicked, holding to his house Job 8:15; cleave or cling to (על) one's brethren Nehemiah 10:30. hence c. keep, retain, followed by בְּ Exodus 9:2 (J), Judges 7:8; Judges 19:4; so Ezekiel 7:13 Sm Co (ᵑ0 Hithpa`el); followed by anger (accusative) Micah 7:18. d. hence also hold, contain, followed by accusative 2 Chronicles 4:5. Hithpa`el (especially Chronicles) Perfect הִתְחַזַּק2Chronicles 13:7 3t., etc., Imperfect וַיִּתְחַוֵּק Genesis 48:2 7t.; וַיִּתְחַזַּק2Chronicles 21:4; 32:5; יִתְחַזָּ֑קוּ Ezekiel 7:13 (but Sm Co read Hiph`il), etc.; Imperative הִתְחַוַּק 1 Kings 20:22; הִתְחַזְּקוּ 1 Samuel 4:9; Infinitive construct לְהִתְחַזֵּק2Chronicles 13:8; 16:9; Participle מִתְחַזֵּק 2 Samuel 3:6; Daniel 10:21; plural מִתְחַזְּקִים 1 Chronicles 11:10; — 1 strengthen oneself 2 Samuel 3:6; 1 Kings 20:22; 2Chronicles 1:1; 12:13; 13:21; 21:4; 23:1; 25:11; 27:6; followed by עַל against2Chronicles 17:1; gain strength Ezra 7:28; Daniel 10:19, compare ביהוה ׳הִתְח 1 Samuel 30:6; figurative= take courage2Chronicles 15:8. 2 put forth strength, use one's strength Genesis 48:2 (i.e. he exerted himself, he sat up by a great effort), Numbers 13:20 Judges 20:22; 1 Samuel 4:9; 2 Samuel 10:12; 1 Chronicles 19:13; 2Chronicles 32:5. 3 followed by לִפְנֵי withstand2Chronicles 13:7,8. 4 followed by עִם hold strongly with 1 Chronicles 11:10; Daniel 10:21, compare of ׳י, עִם לְבָבָם שָׁלֵם אֵלָיו ׳להתח2Chronicles 16:9. — For יִתְחַזָּ֑קו Ezekiel 7:13 read Hiph`il, see Sm Co Da. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance aid, amend, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer -- aid, amend, X calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand. Forms and Transliterations אֲחַזְּקֶ֔נּוּ אֲחַזֵּ֑ק אֲחַזֵּ֣ק אחזק אחזקנו הִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּ הִתְחַזַּ֔ק הִתְחַזַּ֔קְתִּי הִתְחַזַּ֖ק הִתְחַזַּ֗ק הִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּי הִתְחַזַּ֣ק הֶ֠חֱזִיק הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּי הֶֽחֱזִ֑יק הֶֽחֱזִ֔יק הֶחֱזִ֑יקָה הֶחֱזִ֔יק הֶחֱזִ֖יק הֶחֱזִ֗יק הֶחֱזִ֗יקוּ הֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙ הֶחֱזִ֛יק הֶחֱזִ֜יק הֶחֱזִ֣יק הֶחֱזִ֣יקוּ הֶחֱזִ֤יק הֶחֱזִ֥יקוּ הֶחֱזִ֧יק הֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃ הֶחֱזִיק֙ הֶחֱזִיקִ֣י הֶחֱזִיקֵ֥ךְ הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְהוּ הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּ הֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי׃ הֶחֱזַ֔קְתִּי הֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּי הֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙ הַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ הַחֲזִ֥יקִי הַחֲזֵ֣ק הַחֲזֵ֨ק הַמִּתְחַזְּקִ֨ים הַמַּחֲזִ֣יק החזיק החזיקה החזיקה׃ החזיקו החזיקי החזיקך החזיקתהו החזיקתנו החזק החזקתי החזקתיך החזקתני׃ המחזיק המתחזקים התחזק התחזקו התחזקתי וְֽהֶחֱזִ֡יקוּ וְאַחְזֵ֣ק וְהִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔ם וְהֶֽחֱזַ֣קְתָּ וְהֶחֱזִ֖יקָה וְהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּ וְהֶחֱזִ֣יקָה וְהֶחֱזִ֥יק וְהֶחֱזִֽיק־ וְהֶחֱזִֽיק׃ וְהֶחֱזִיקוּ֩ וְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙ וְהַחֲזִ֥יקִי וְהַחֲזַקְתִּ֗י וְחִזְּקוּ֙ וְחִזְּקוּ־ וְחִזַּקְתִּ֗י וְחִזַּקְתִּ֣י וְחַזְּקֵ֣הוּ וְחַזְּקֵ֨נִי וְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃ וְחָ֣זְק֔וּ וְחָזַקְתָּ֖ וְיֶחֱזַ֤ק וְיֶחֱזַ֥ק וְנִֽתְחַזְּקָה֙ וְנִתְחַזַּק֙ וַֽיְּחַזְּק֞וּם וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֔ם וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖ם וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃ וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽנִי׃ וַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙ וַֽיֶּחֱזַק֙ וַֽיֶּחֱזָֽק׃ וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙ וַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּ וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖ק וַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙ וַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖ק וַחֲזַ֣ק וַחֲזַ֨ק וַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣ם וַחֲזָ֑ק וַיְחַזְּק֥וּ וַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּ וַיְחַזֵּ֖ק וַיְחַזֵּ֣ק וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק וַיְחַזֵּ֨ק וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖ק וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֛ק וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֞ק וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥ק וַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙ וַיִּתְחַזַּ֔ק וַיִּתְחַזַּ֡ק וַיֶּחֱזַ֖ק וַיֶּחֱזַ֣ק וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק וַיֶּחֱזַ֧ק וַיֶּחֱזַ֨ק וַיֶּחֱזַק֙ וַיֶּחֱזַק־ וַיַּ֣חֲזֶק וַיַּֽחֲזֶק־ וַיַּחֲזִ֣יקוּ וַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּ וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּ וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק וַיַּחֲזֵ֤ק וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק וַתֶּחֱזַ֤ק וַתַּחֲזֶק־ וּלְחַזֵּ֖ק וּלְחַזֵּק֙ וּמַחֲזִ֥יק וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖ים וּמַחֲזִקָ֖הּ ואחזק והחזיק והחזיק־ והחזיק׃ והחזיקה והחזיקו והחזיקי והחזקת והחזקתי והתחזקתם וחזק וחזקהו וחזקהו׃ וחזקו וחזקו־ וחזקני וחזקת וחזקתי וחזקתם ויחזיקו ויחזק ויחזק־ ויחזק׃ ויחזקהו ויחזקו ויחזקום ויחזקם ויחזקם׃ ויחזקני׃ ויתחזק ולחזק ומחזיק ומחזיקים ומחזקה ונתחזק ונתחזקה ותחזק ותחזק־ חֲ֭זַק חֲזַ֖ק חֲזַ֗ק חֲזַ֣ק חֲזַ֤ק חֲזַ֥ק חֲזַ֨ק חֲזַקְתַּ֖נִי חֲזָֽק׃ חֲזָקֽוֹ׃ חִ֭זְקוּ חִ֭זַּק חִזְּק֣וּ חִזְּק֤וּ חִזְּק֥וּ חִזְק֔וּ חִזְק֖וּ חִזְק֣וּ חִזַּ֖קְתִּי חִזַּקְתֶּ֜ם חִזַּקְתָּֽנִי׃ חַזְּק֖וּ חַזְּקִ֖י חַזֵּ֔ק חַזֵּ֖ק חַזֵּ֣ק חַזֵּ֥ק חַזֵּֽקִי׃ חָֽזְקוּ֙ חָזְק֣וּ חָזְק֥וּ חָזְקָ֥ה חָזַ֣ק חָזַ֥ק חָזָֽקָה׃ חָזָֽק׃ חזק חזק׃ חזקה חזקה׃ חזקו חזקו׃ חזקי חזקי׃ חזקתי חזקתם חזקתני חזקתני׃ יְחַזְּק֖וּם יְחַזְּק֤וּ יְחַזְּקוּ֙ יְחַזְּקוּ־ יִתְחַזָּֽקוּ׃ יֶֽחֶזְק֥וּ יֶחְזְק֖וּ יֶחֱזְק֣וּ יֶחֱזַ֗ק יֶחֶזְק֖וּ יַ֝חֲזִ֗יק יַחֲזִ֗יקוּ יַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ יַחֲזִ֣יק יַחֲזִ֥יק יַחֲזִ֥קוּ יַחֲזֵ֖ק יַחֲזֵ֣ק יחזיק יחזיקו יחזק יחזקו יחזקו־ יחזקום יתחזקו׃ לְ֠הִתְחַזֵּק לְהִתְחַזֵּק֙ לְהַחֲזִ֣יק לְהַחֲזִ֥יק לְחַזֵּ֕ק לְחַזֵּ֖ק לְחַזֵּ֣ק לְחַזֵּ֣ק ׀ לְחָזְקָ֖הּ לְמַחֲזִ֥יק לַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣ים להחזיק להתחזק לחזק לחזקה למחזיק למחזיקים מְחַזְּקִ֖ים מְחַזֵּק֙ מִתְחַזֵּ֖ק מִתְחַזֵּ֤ק מַחֲזִ֣יק מַחֲזִ֥יק 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Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 19:16 HEB: וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ ׀ וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּיָד֣וֹ NAS: So the men seized his hand KJV: the men laid hold upon his hand, INT: hesitated seized the men his hand Genesis 21:18 HEB: אֶת־ הַנַּ֔עַר וְהַחֲזִ֥יקִי אֶת־ יָדֵ֖ךְ NAS: up the lad, and hold him by the hand, KJV: the lad, and hold him in thine hand; INT: lift the lad and hold the hand for Genesis 41:56 HEB: וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣ר לְמִצְרַ֔יִם וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָֽרָעָ֖ב בְּאֶ֥רֶץ NAS: and the famine was severe in the land KJV: and the famine waxed sore in the land INT: and sold Egyptian was severe and the famine the land Genesis 41:57 HEB: יוֹסֵ֑ף כִּֽי־ חָזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בְּכָל־ NAS: the famine was severe in all KJV: [corn]; because that the famine was [so] sore in all lands. INT: Joseph because was severe the famine all Genesis 47:20 HEB: שָׂדֵ֔הוּ כִּֽי־ חָזַ֥ק עֲלֵהֶ֖ם הָרָעָ֑ב NAS: the famine was severe upon them. Thus the land KJV: because the famine prevailed over them: so the land INT: his field because was severe and the famine Genesis 48:2 HEB: בָּ֣א אֵלֶ֑יךָ וַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב NAS: to you, Israel collected his strength and sat KJV: unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat INT: has come about collected Israel and sat Exodus 4:4 HEB: וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָדוֹ֙ וַיַּ֣חֲזֶק בּ֔וֹ וַיְהִ֥י NAS: out his hand and caught it, and it became KJV: his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod INT: Stretch his hand and caught became A staff Exodus 4:21 HEB: פַרְעֹ֑ה וַאֲנִי֙ אֲחַזֵּ֣ק אֶת־ לִבּ֔וֹ NAS: in your power; but I will harden his heart KJV: in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, INT: Pharaoh I will harden his heart he will not Exodus 7:13 HEB: וַיֶּחֱזַק֙ לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֔ה NAS: heart was hardened, and he did not listen KJV: And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, INT: was hardened heart Pharaoh's Exodus 7:22 HEB: מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק לֵב־ פַּרְעֹה֙ NAS: heart was hardened, and he did not listen KJV: heart was hardened, neither did he hearken INT: of Egypt their secret was hardened heart and Pharaoh's Exodus 8:19 HEB: אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִ֑וא וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק לֵב־ פַּרְעֹה֙ NAS: heart was hardened, and he did not listen KJV: heart was hardened, and he hearkened INT: of God This was hardened heart Pharaoh's Exodus 9:2 HEB: לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ וְעוֹדְךָ֖ מַחֲזִ֥יק בָּֽם׃ NAS: and continue to hold them, KJV: to let [them] go, and wilt hold them still, INT: to let and continue to hold Exodus 9:12 HEB: וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק יְהוָה֙ אֶת־ NAS: And the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, KJV: And the LORD hardened the heart INT: hardened and the LORD heart Exodus 9:35 HEB: וַֽיֶּחֱזַק֙ לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֔ה NAS: heart was hardened, and he did not let KJV: of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children INT: was hardened heart Pharaoh's Exodus 10:20 HEB: וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־ NAS: But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, KJV: But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, INT: hardened the LORD heart Exodus 10:27 HEB: וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־ NAS: But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, KJV: But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's INT: hardened the LORD heart Exodus 11:10 HEB: לִפְנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֑ה וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק יְהוָה֙ אֶת־ NAS: yet the LORD hardened Pharaoh's KJV: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's INT: before Pharaoh hardened the LORD heart Exodus 12:33 HEB: וַתֶּחֱזַ֤ק מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ עַל־ NAS: The Egyptians urged the people, KJV: And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, INT: were urgent Egyptian and Exodus 14:4 HEB: וְחִזַּקְתִּ֣י אֶת־ לֵב־ NAS: Thus I will harden Pharaoh's heart, KJV: And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, INT: will harden heart Pharaoh's Exodus 14:8 HEB: וַיְחַזֵּ֣ק יְהֹוָ֗ה אֶת־ NAS: The LORD hardened the heart KJV: And the LORD hardened the heart INT: hardened the LORD the heart Exodus 14:17 HEB: וַאֲנִ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מְחַזֵּק֙ אֶת־ לֵ֣ב NAS: As for Me, behold, I will harden the hearts KJV: And I, behold, I will harden the hearts INT: I behold will harden the hearts Egyptian Leviticus 25:35 HEB: יָד֖וֹ עִמָּ֑ךְ וְהֶֽחֱזַ֣קְתָּ בּ֔וֹ גֵּ֧ר NAS: to you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger KJV: with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: [yea, though he be] a stranger, INT: and his means regard sustain A stranger A sojourner Numbers 13:20 HEB: אִם־ אַ֔יִן וְהִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔ם וּלְקַחְתֶּ֖ם מִפְּרִ֣י NAS: in it or not? Make an effort then to get KJV: wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring INT: or not Make to get of the fruit Deuteronomy 1:38 HEB: שָׁ֑מָּה אֹת֣וֹ חַזֵּ֔ק כִּי־ ה֖וּא NAS: there; encourage him, for he will cause Israel KJV: thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel INT: shall enter there encourage for he Deuteronomy 3:28 HEB: אֶת־ יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ וְחַזְּקֵ֣הוּ וְאַמְּצֵ֑הוּ כִּי־ NAS: Joshua and encourage him and strengthen KJV: Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen INT: charge Joshua and encourage and strengthen for 290 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 2388 290 Occurrences ’ă·ḥaz·zêq — 2 Occ. ’ă·ḥaz·zə·qen·nū — 1 Occ. ḥā·zaq — 24 Occ. ḥā·zā·qāh — 1 Occ. ḥă·zā·qōw — 1 Occ. ḥă·zaq·ta·nî — 1 Occ. ḥā·zə·qāh — 2 Occ. ḥā·zə·qū — 3 Occ. ḥaz·zêq — 4 Occ. ḥaz·zê·qî — 2 Occ. ḥaz·zə·qū — 1 Occ. ḥiz·qū — 8 Occ. ḥiz·zaq — 1 Occ. ḥiz·zaq·tā·nî — 1 Occ. ḥiz·zaq·tem — 1 Occ. ḥiz·zaq·tî — 1 Occ. ḥiz·zə·qū — 4 Occ. ha·ḥă·zêq — 3 Occ. ha·ḥă·zî·qî — 1 Occ. ha·ḥă·zî·qū — 1 Occ. ham·ma·ḥă·zîq — 1 Occ. ham·miṯ·ḥaz·zə·qîm — 1 Occ. he·ḥĕ·zaq·tî — 3 Occ. he·ḥĕ·zaq·tî·ḵā — 1 Occ. he·ḥĕ·zîq — 29 Occ. he·ḥĕ·zî·qāh — 2 Occ. he·ḥĕ·zi·qā·ṯə·nî — 1 Occ. he·ḥĕ·zî·qaṯ·hū — 1 Occ. he·ḥĕ·zî·qaṯ·nū — 1 Occ. he·ḥĕ·zî·qêḵ — 1 Occ. he·ḥĕ·zî·qî — 1 Occ. he·ḥĕ·zî·qū — 10 Occ. hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq — 5 Occ. hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq·tî — 2 Occ. hiṯ·ḥaz·zə·qū — 1 Occ. lam·ma·ḥă·zî·qîm — 1 Occ. lə·ḥā·zə·qāh — 1 Occ. lə·ḥaz·zêq — 9 Occ. lə·ha·ḥă·zîq — 2 Occ. lə·hiṯ·ḥaz·zêq — 2 Occ. lə·ma·ḥă·zîq — 1 Occ. ma·ḥă·ze·qeṯ — 1 Occ. ma·ḥă·zîq — 7 Occ. ma·ḥă·zî·qê — 2 Occ. ma·ḥă·zî·qîm — 3 Occ. mə·ḥaz·zêq — 1 Occ. mə·ḥaz·zə·qîm — 1 Occ. miṯ·ḥaz·zêq — 2 Occ. ne·ḥĕ·zaq — 2 Occ. tə·ḥaz·zêq — 1 Occ. te·ḥĕ·zaq — 2 Occ. te·ḥĕ·zaq·nāh — 5 Occ. te·ḥez·qū — 2 Occ. ū·lə·ḥaz·zêq — 3 Occ. ū·ma·ḥă·zîq — 1 Occ. ū·ma·ḥă·zi·qāh — 1 Occ. ū·ma·ḥă·zî·qîm — 2 Occ. wa·ḥă·zāq — 3 Occ. wa·ḥă·zaq·tem — 1 Occ. way·ya·ḥă·zeq — 9 Occ. way·ya·ḥă·zi·qū — 6 Occ. way·yə·ḥaz·zə·qūm — 1 Occ. way·ye·ḥĕ·zaq — 16 Occ. way·yiṯ·ḥaz·zaq — 2 Occ. way·yiṯ·ḥaz·zêq — 8 Occ. wat·ta·ḥă·zeq- — 2 Occ. wat·te·ḥĕ·zaq — 1 Occ. way·ḥaz·zêq — 11 Occ. way·ḥaz·zə·qê·hū — 1 Occ. way·ḥaz·zə·qêm — 4 Occ. way·ḥaz·zə·qê·nî — 1 Occ. way·ḥaz·zə·qū — 2 Occ. wə·’aḥ·zêq — 1 Occ. wə·ḥā·zaq·tā — 1 Occ. wə·ḥā·zə·qū — 1 Occ. wə·ḥaz·zə·qê·hū — 2 Occ. wə·ḥaz·zə·qê·nî — 1 Occ. wə·ḥiz·zaq·tî — 2 Occ. wə·ḥiz·zə·qū- — 2 Occ. wə·ha·ḥă·zaq·tî — 1 Occ. wə·ha·ḥă·zî·qî — 1 Occ. wə·he·ḥĕ·zaq·tā — 1 Occ. wə·he·ḥĕ·zaq·tî — 1 Occ. wə·he·ḥĕ·zîq- — 4 Occ. wə·he·ḥĕ·zî·qāh — 2 Occ. wə·he·ḥĕ·zî·qū — 3 Occ. wə·hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq·tem — 1 Occ. wə·niṯ·ḥaz·zaq — 1 Occ. wə·niṯ·ḥaz·zə·qāh — 1 Occ. wə·ye·ḥĕ·zaq — 2 Occ. ya·ḥă·zêq — 2 Occ. ya·ḥă·zîq — 3 Occ. ya·ḥă·zî·qū — 4 Occ. yə·ḥaz·zə·qū — 3 Occ. yə·ḥaz·zə·qūm — 1 Occ. ye·ḥĕ·zaq — 1 Occ. ye·ḥĕz·qū — 3 Occ. yeḥ·zə·qū — 1 Occ. yiṯ·ḥaz·zā·qū — 1 Occ.