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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. Jeremiah 52:6וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק · was so severe
    By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.
  2. Ezekiel 3:14חָזָֽקָה׃ · with the strong
    So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
  3. Ezekiel 7:13יִתְחַזָּֽקוּ׃ · will preserve
    The seller will surely not recover what he sold while both remain alive. For the vision concerning the whole multitude will not be revoked, and because of their iniquity, not one of them will preserve his life.
  4. Ezekiel 13:22וּלְחַזֵּק֙ · and because you have encouraged
    Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
  5. Ezekiel 16:49הֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃ · help
    Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
  6. Ezekiel 22:14תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה · be strong
    Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will act.
  7. Ezekiel 27:9מַחֲזִיקֵ֖י · repairing
    The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.
  8. Ezekiel 27:27מַחֲזִיקֵ֣י · and shipwrights
    Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.
  9. Ezekiel 30:21לְחָזְקָ֖הּ · for strength
    “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.
  10. Ezekiel 30:24וְחִזַּקְתִּ֗י · I will strengthen
    I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
  11. Ezekiel 30:25וְהַחֲזַקְתִּ֗י · I will strengthen
    I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king, but Pharaoh’s arms will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I place My sword in the hand of Babylon’s king, and he wields it against the land of Egypt.
  12. Ezekiel 34:4חִזַּקְתֶּ֜ם · strengthened
    You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.
  13. Ezekiel 34:16אֲחַזֵּ֑ק · and strengthen
    I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
  14. Daniel 10:18וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽנִי׃ · and strengthened me
    Again the one with the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me.
  15. Daniel 10:19חֲזַ֣ק · Be strong now; וַחֲזָ֑ק · be very strong; הִתְחַזַּ֔קְתִּי · I was strengthened; חִזַּקְתָּֽנִי׃ · you have strengthened me
    “Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”
  16. Daniel 10:21מִתְחַזֵּ֤ק · has the courage
    But first I will tell you what is inscribed in the Book of Truth. Yet no one has the courage to support me against these, except Michael your prince.
  17. Daniel 11:1לְמַחֲזִ֥יק · to strengthen
    “And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.
  18. Daniel 11:5וְיֶחֱזַ֥ק · will grow strong; וְיֶחֱזַ֤ק · stronger
    The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.
  19. Daniel 11:6וּמַחֲזִקָ֖הּ · and the one who supported her
    After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to seal the agreement. But his daughter will not retain her position of power, nor will his strength endure. At that time she will be given up, along with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.
  20. Daniel 11:7וְהֶחֱזִֽיק׃ · and prevailing
    But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.
  21. Daniel 11:21וְהֶחֱזִ֥יק · and seize
    In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.
  22. Daniel 11:32יַחֲזִ֥קוּ · will firmly
    With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.
  23. Hosea 7:15חִזַּ֖קְתִּי · and strengthened
    Although I trained and strengthened their arms, they plot evil against Me.
  24. Micah 4:9הֶחֱזִיקֵ֥ךְ · grips you
    Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?
  25. Micah 7:18הֶחֱזִ֤יק · retain
    Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
  26. Nahum 2:1חַזֵּ֣ק · Brace yourselves
    One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!
  27. Nahum 3:14חַזְּקִ֖י · strengthen; הַחֲזִ֥יקִי · repair
    Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!
  28. Haggai 2:4חֲזַ֣ק · be strong; וַחֲזַ֣ק · Be strong; וַחֲזַ֨ק · And be strong
    But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I am with you, declares the LORD of Hosts.
  29. Zechariah 8:9תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה · be strong
    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple, the house of the LORD of Hosts.
  30. Zechariah 8:13תֶּחֱזַ֥קְנָה · be strong
    As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”
  31. Zechariah 8:23יַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ · will tightly; וְֽהֶחֱזִ֡יקוּ · grasp
    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
  32. Zechariah 14:13וְהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּ · will seize
    On that day a great panic from the LORD will come upon them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against the other.
  33. Malachi 3:13חָזְק֥וּ · have been harsh
    “Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’