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חָזַק

cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb291 occurrences28 books266 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
Traditional renderings: aid, amend, × 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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָזַק:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

291 total
  1. Judges 19:29וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק · took hold
    When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.
  2. Judges 20:22וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥ק · took courage
    But the Israelite army took courage and again took their battle positions in the same place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day.
  3. 1 Samuel 4:9הִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּ · Take courage
    Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”
  4. 1 Samuel 15:27וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק · Saul grabbed
    As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
  5. 1 Samuel 17:35וְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙ · I would grab
    I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.
  6. 1 Samuel 17:50וַיֶּחֱזַ֨ק · prevailed
    Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
  7. 1 Samuel 23:16וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק · and strengthened
    And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
  8. 1 Samuel 30:6וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק · found strength
    And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
  9. 2 Samuel 1:11וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק · took hold
    Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
  10. 2 Samuel 2:7תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה · be strong
    Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
  11. 2 Samuel 2:16וַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּ · grabbed
    Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.
  12. 2 Samuel 3:6מִתְחַזֵּ֖ק · had continued to strengthen [his position]
    During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.
  13. 2 Samuel 3:29וּמַחֲזִ֥יק · or one who leans
    May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”
  14. 2 Samuel 10:11תֶּחֱזַ֤ק · are too strong; יֶחֱזְק֣וּ · are too strong
    “If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.
  15. 2 Samuel 10:12חֲזַ֤ק · Be strong; וְנִתְחַזַּק֙ · and let us fight bravely
    Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
  16. 2 Samuel 11:25הַחֲזֵ֨ק · Strengthen; וְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃ · Encourage him [with these words]
    Then David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him with these words.”
  17. 2 Samuel 13:11וַיַּֽחֲזֶק־ · he took hold
    And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
  18. 2 Samuel 13:14וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק · and being stronger
    But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.
  19. 2 Samuel 13:28חִזְק֖וּ · Be courageous
    Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”
  20. 2 Samuel 15:5וְהֶחֱזִ֥יק · take hold
    Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.
  21. 2 Samuel 16:21וְחָ֣זְק֔וּ · will be strengthened
    Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”
  22. 2 Samuel 18:9וַיֶּחֱזַ֧ק · was caught fast
    Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.
  23. 2 Samuel 24:4וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק · prevailed
    Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army departed from the presence of the king to register the troops of Israel.
  24. 1 Kings 1:50וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖ק · to take hold
    But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
  25. 1 Kings 2:2וְחָזַקְתָּ֖ · So be strong
    “I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man.
  26. 1 Kings 2:28וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖ק · and took hold
    When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
  27. 1 Kings 9:9וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙ · and have embraced
    And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
  28. 1 Kings 16:22וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק · proved stronger
    But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.
  29. 1 Kings 20:22הִתְחַזַּ֔ק · and strengthen [your position]
    Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”
  30. 1 Kings 20:23חָזְק֣וּ · they prevailed; נֶחֱזַ֖ק · we will prevail
    Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.
  31. 1 Kings 20:25נֶחֱזַ֖ק · prevail
    And you must raise an army like the one you have lost—horse for horse and chariot for chariot—so we can fight the Israelites on the plain, where we will surely prevail.” And the king approved their plan and acted accordingly.
  32. 2 Kings 2:12וַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙ · So taking hold
    As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.
  33. 2 Kings 3:26חָזַ֥ק · was too fierce
    When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail.
  34. 2 Kings 4:8וַתַּחֲזֶק־ · persuaded
    One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
  35. 2 Kings 4:27וַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖ק · she clung
    When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
  36. 2 Kings 12:5יְחַזְּקוּ֙ · to repair
    Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”
  37. 2 Kings 12:6חִזְּק֥וּ · repaired
    By the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, however, the priests had not yet repaired the damage to the temple.
  38. 2 Kings 12:7מְחַזְּקִ֖ים · repaired
    So King Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests and said, “Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, therefore, take no more money from your constituency, but hand it over for the repair of the temple.”
  39. 2 Kings 12:8חַזֵּ֖ק · repair
    So the priests agreed that they would not receive money from the people and that they would not repair the temple themselves.
  40. 2 Kings 12:12לְחַזֵּ֖ק · to repair; לְחָזְקָֽה׃ · repairs
    …masons, and stonecutters. They also purchased timber and dressed stone to repair the damage to the house of the LORD, and they paid the other expenses of the temple repairs.
  41. 2 Kings 12:14וְחִזְּקוּ־ · they repaired
    Instead, it was paid to those doing the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.
  42. 2 Kings 14:5חָזְקָ֥ה · was firmly
    As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
  43. 2 Kings 15:19לְהַחֲזִ֥יק · and strengthen
    Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
  44. 2 Kings 22:5לְחַזֵּ֖ק · repairing
    And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD—
  45. 2 Kings 22:6לְחַזֵּ֖ק · to repair
    …to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.