Word Study · Strong's H2388 · Hebrew
חָזַק
chazaq
khaw-zak'
Strong's 1890 spelling: châzaq
“to fasten upon”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
Rendered in the KJV as
aid, amend, [idiom] 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.
- 291occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 28 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 211inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 291 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 211
- הֶחֱזִ֗יק9
- חֲזַ֣ק7
- הֶחֱזִיק֙5
- וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק5
- לְחַזֵּ֖ק5
- הֶחֱזִ֥יקוּ4
- וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק4
- חִזְק֣וּ4
- מַחֲזִ֣יק4
- תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה4
- הֶחֱזִ֔יק3
- הֶחֱזִ֛יק3
and 199 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 159
- be strong26
- he repaired26
- and he took hold10
- and he strengthened himself9
- they repaired8
- to repair8
- and they took hold6
- strengthen6
- and he made strong5
- and he strengthened4
- and it was strong4
- and be strong3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 101
- verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular29
- verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular18
- Hc/Vqw3ms16
- Hc/Vpw3ms11
- Hc/Vtw3ms10
- verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common plural10
- Hc/Vhw3ms9
- preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)9
- verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine plural8
- Hc/Vhw3mp6
- verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular6
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular6
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVhp3ms · 29
- HVqv2ms · 18
- Hc/Vqw3ms · 16
- Hc/Vpw3ms · 11
- Hc/Vtw3ms · 10
- HVhp3cp · 10
- Hc/Vhw3ms · 9
- HR/Vpcc · 9
- HVqv2mp · 8
- Hc/Vhw3mp · 6
- HVhrmsa · 6
- HVqp3ms · 6
All 291, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Nehemiah42 of 291 · 14%
- 2 Chronicles39 of 291 · 13%
- Isaiah21 of 291 · 7%
- 2 Samuel18 of 291 · 6%
- 2 Kings16 of 291 · 5%
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Genesis6 occurrences
- Genesis 19:16וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּvaiyachazikuHc/Vhw3mpBut when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.here: and they took hold
- Genesis 21:18וְהַחֲזִ֥יקִיvehachazikiconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person feminine singularGet up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”here: and take hold
- Genesis 41:56וַיֶּחֱזַ֥קvaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msWhen the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.here: and it was severe
- Genesis 41:57חָזַ֥קchazakverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.here: it was severe
- Genesis 47:20חָזַ֥קchazakverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularSo Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s,here: it was severe
- Genesis 48:2וַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙vaiyitchazekHc/Vtw3msWhen Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.here: and he strengthened himself
Exodus15 occurrences
- Exodus 4:4וַיַּ֣חֲזֶקvaiyachazekHc/Vhw3ms“Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail,” the LORD said to Moses, who reached out his hand and caught the snake, and it turned back into a staff in his hand.here: and he took hold
- Exodus 4:21אֲחַזֵּ֣קʾachazekverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularThe LORD instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.here: I will make strong
- Exodus 7:13וַיֶּחֱזַק֙vaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msStill, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.here: and it was strong
- Exodus 7:22וַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msBut the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.here: and it was strong
- Exodus 8:19וַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvaiyechezakHc/Vqw3ms“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.here: and it was strong
- Exodus 9:2מַחֲזִ֥יקmachazikverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularBut if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go,here: [are] keeping hold
- Exodus 9:12וַיְחַזֵּ֤קvaychazekHc/Vpw3msBut the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.here: and he made strong
- Exodus 9:35וַֽיֶּחֱזַק֙vaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msSo Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the LORD had said through Moses.here: and it was strong
- Exodus 10:20וַיְחַזֵּ֥קvaychazekHc/Vpw3msBut the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.here: and he made strong
- Exodus 10:27וַיְחַזֵּ֥קvaychazekHc/Vpw3msBut the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was unwilling to let them go.here: and he made strong
- Exodus 11:10וַיְחַזֵּ֤קvaychazekHc/Vpw3msMoses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.here: and he made strong
- Exodus 12:33וַתֶּחֱזַ֤קvatechezakHc/Vqw3fsAnd in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!”here: and it urged
- Exodus 14:4וְחִזַּקְתִּ֣יvechizaktiHc/Vpq1csAnd I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.here: and I will make strong
- Exodus 14:8וַיְחַזֵּ֣קvaychazekHc/Vpw3msAnd the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out defiantly.here: and he made strong
- Exodus 14:17מְחַזֵּק֙mechazekverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularAnd I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.here: [am] about to make strong
Deuteronomy9 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 1:38חַזֵּ֔קchazekverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singularJoshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.here: encourage
- Deuteronomy 3:28וְחַזְּקֵ֣הוּvechazekehuconjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBut commission Joshua, encourage him, and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.”here: and encourage him
- Deuteronomy 11:8תֶּחֶזְק֗וּtechezkuverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine pluralYou shall therefore keep every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and possess the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess,here: you may be strong
- Deuteronomy 12:23חֲזַ֗קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularOnly be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.here: be strong
- Deuteronomy 22:25וְהֶחֱזִֽיק־vehechezik-Hc/Vhq3msBut if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die.here: and he will take hold
- Deuteronomy 25:11וְהֶחֱזִ֖יקָהvehechezikahHc/Vhq3fsIf two men are fighting, and the wife of one steps in to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals,here: and she will take hold
- Deuteronomy 31:6חִזְק֣וּchizkuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluralBe strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”here: be strong
- Deuteronomy 31:7חֲזַ֣קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularThen Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance.here: be strong
- Deuteronomy 31:23חֲזַ֣קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularThen the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with you.”here: be strong
Joshua8 occurrences
- Joshua 1:6חֲזַ֖קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularBe strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.here: be strong
- Joshua 1:7חֲזַ֨קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularAbove all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.here: be strong
- Joshua 1:9חֲזַ֣קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularHave I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”here: be strong
- Joshua 1:18חֲזַ֥קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularAnyone who rebels against your order and does not obey your words, all that you command him, will be put to death. Above all, be strong and courageous!”here: be strong
- Joshua 10:25חִזְק֣וּchizkuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine plural“Do not be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua said. “Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight.”here: be strong
- Joshua 11:20לְחַזֵּ֣קlechazekpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.here: to strengthen
- Joshua 17:13חָֽזְקוּ֙chazekuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralHowever, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.here: they became strong
- Joshua 23:6וַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣םvachazaktemHc/Vqq2mpBe very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.here: and you will be strong
Judges12 occurrences
- Judges 1:28חָזַ֣קchazakverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularWhen Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.here: it became strong
- Judges 3:12וַיְחַזֵּ֨קvaychazekHc/Vpw3msOnce again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.here: and he strengthened
- Judges 7:8הֶֽחֱזִ֑יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularSo Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred men, who took charge of the provisions and rams’ horns of the others. And the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley.here: he kept hold
- Judges 7:11תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהtechezaknahverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine pluraland listen to what they are saying. Then your hands will be strengthened to attack the camp.” So he went with Purah his servant to the outposts where armed men were guarding the camp.here: they will be strong
- Judges 7:20וַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּvaiyachazikuHc/Vhw3mpThe three companies blew their horns and shattered their jars. Holding the torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, they shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”here: and they took hold
- Judges 9:24חִזְּק֥וּchizekuverb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person common pluralin order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the leaders of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.here: they strengthened
- Judges 16:26הַמַּחֲזִ֣יקhamachazikthe definite article (“the”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularSamson said to the servant who held his hand, “Lead me where I can feel the pillars supporting the temple, so I can lean against them.”here: who kept hold
- Judges 16:28וְחַזְּקֵ֨נִיvechazekeniconjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThen Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”here: and strengthen me
- Judges 19:4וַיֶּחֱזַק־vaiyechezak-Hc/Vqw3msHis father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained with him three days, eating, drinking, and lodging there.here: and he took hold
- Judges 19:25וַיַּחֲזֵ֤קvaiyachazekHc/Vhw3msBut the men would not listen to him. So the Levite took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go.here: and he took hold
- Judges 19:29וַיַּחֲזֵ֣קvaiyachazekHc/Vhw3msWhen 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.here: and he took hold
- Judges 20:22וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥קvaiyitchazekHc/Vtw3msBut the Israelite army took courage and again took their battle positions in the same place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day.here: and it showed itself strong
1 Samuel6 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 4:9הִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּhitchazekuverb · reflexive (hithpael), command · 2nd person masculine pluralTake courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”here: show yourselves strong
- 1 Samuel 15:27וַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvaiyachazekHc/Vhw3msAs Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.here: and he took hold
- 1 Samuel 17:35וְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙vehechezaktiHc/Vhq1csI 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.here: and I took hold
- 1 Samuel 17:50וַיֶּחֱזַ֨קvaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msThus 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.here: and he was strong
- 1 Samuel 23:16וַיְחַזֵּ֥קvaychazekHc/Vpw3msAnd Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,here: and he strengthened
- 1 Samuel 30:6וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvaiyitchazekHc/Vtw3msAnd 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.here: and he strengthened himself
2 Samuel18 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 1:11וַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvaiyachazekHc/Vhw3msThen David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.here: and he took hold
- 2 Samuel 2:7תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהtechezaknahverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine pluralNow then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”here: let them be strong
- 2 Samuel 2:16וַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּvaiyachazikuHc/Vhw3mpThen 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.here: and they took hold
- 2 Samuel 3:6מִתְחַזֵּ֖קmitchazekverb · reflexive (hithpael), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularDuring the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.here: strengthening himself
- 2 Samuel 3:29וּמַחֲזִ֥יקumachazikconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularMay it whirl over the heads of Joab and 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.”here: and [one who] takes hold
- 2 Samuel 10:11תֶּחֱזַ֤קtechezakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular“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.here: it will be [too] strong
- 2 Samuel 10:11יֶחֱזְק֣וּyechezkuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural“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.here: they will be [too] strong
- 2 Samuel 10:12חֲזַ֤קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularBe 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.”here: be strong
- 2 Samuel 10:12וְנִתְחַזַּק֙venitchazakHC/Vtu1cpBe 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.”here: so we may show ourselves strong
- 2 Samuel 11:25הַחֲזֵ֨קhachazekverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine singularThen 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.”here: strengthen
- 2 Samuel 11:25וְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃vechazekehuconjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen 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.”here: and encourage him
- 2 Samuel 13:11וַיַּֽחֲזֶק־vaiyachazek-Hc/Vhw3msAnd when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”here: and he took hold
- 2 Samuel 13:14וַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msBut Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.here: and he was strong
- 2 Samuel 13:28חִזְק֖וּchizkuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluralNow 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!”here: be strong
- 2 Samuel 15:5וְהֶחֱזִ֥יקvehechezikHc/Vhq3msAlso, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.here: and he took hold of
- 2 Samuel 16:21וְחָ֣זְק֔וּvechazekuHc/Vqq3cpAhithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep 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.”here: and they will be strong
- 2 Samuel 18:9וַיֶּחֱזַ֧קvaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msNow 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.here: and it was firm
- 2 Samuel 24:4וַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msNevertheless, 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 count the troops of Israel.here: and it prevailed
1 Kings9 occurrences
- 1 Kings 1:50וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvaiyachazekHc/Vhw3msBut Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.here: and he took hold
- 1 Kings 2:2וְחָזַקְתָּ֖vechazaktaHc/Vqq2ms“I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man.here: and you will be strong
- 1 Kings 2:28וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvaiyachazekHc/Vhw3msWhen 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.here: and he took hold
- 1 Kings 9:9וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙vaiyachazikuHc/Vhw3mpAnd 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.’”here: and they took hold
- 1 Kings 16:22וַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msBut the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.here: and it prevailed over
- 1 Kings 20:22הִתְחַזַּ֔קhitchazakverb · reflexive (hithpael), command · 2nd person masculine singularAfterward, 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.”here: strengthen yourself
- 1 Kings 20:23חָזְק֣וּchazekuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralMeanwhile, 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.here: they were strong
- 1 Kings 20:23נֶחֱזַ֖קnechezakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common pluralMeanwhile, 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.here: we will be strong
- 1 Kings 20:25נֶחֱזַ֖קnechezakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common pluralAnd 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.here: we will be strong
2 Kings16 occurrences
- 2 Kings 2:12וַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙vaiyachazekHc/Vhw3msAs 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.here: and he took hold
- 2 Kings 3:26חָזַ֥קchazakverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularWhen 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.here: it was [too] strong
- 2 Kings 4:8וַתַּחֲזֶק־vatachazek-Hc/Vhw3fsOne 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.here: and she urged
- 2 Kings 4:27וַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖קvatachazekHc/Vhw3fsWhen 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.”here: and she took hold
- 2 Kings 12:5יְחַזְּקוּ֙yechazekuverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralLet every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”here: they will repair
- 2 Kings 12:6חִזְּק֥וּchizekuverb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person common pluralBy the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, however, the priests had not yet repaired the damage to the temple.here: they had repaired
- 2 Kings 12:7מְחַזְּקִ֖יםmechazekimverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralSo 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.”here: repairing
- 2 Kings 12:8חַזֵּ֖קchazekverb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)So the priests agreed that they would not receive money from the people and that they would not repair the temple themselves.here: to repair
- 2 Kings 12:12לְחַזֵּ֖קlechazekpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)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.here: to repair
- 2 Kings 12:12לְחָזְקָֽה׃lechazekahpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)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.here: to repair [it]
- 2 Kings 12:14וְחִזְּקוּ־vechizeku-Hc/Vpq3cpInstead, it was paid to those doing the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.here: and they repaired
- 2 Kings 14:5חָזְקָ֥הchazekahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularAs soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.here: it was secure
- 2 Kings 15:19לְהַחֲזִ֥יקlehachazikpreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)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.here: to strengthen
- 2 Kings 22:5לְחַזֵּ֖קlechazekpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)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—here: to repair
- 2 Kings 22:6לְחַזֵּ֖קlechazekpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.here: to repair
- 2 Kings 25:3וַיֶּחֱזַ֥קvaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msBy the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.here: and it was severe
1 Chronicles12 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 11:10הַמִּתְחַזְּקִ֨יםhamitchazekimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · reflexive (hithpael), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralNow these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.here: who held strongly
- 1 Chronicles 19:12תֶּחֱזַ֤קtechezakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular“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.here: it will be [too] strong
- 1 Chronicles 19:12יֶֽחֶזְק֥וּyechezkuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural“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.here: they will be [too] strong
- 1 Chronicles 19:13חֲזַ֤קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularBe 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.”here: be strong
- 1 Chronicles 19:13וְנִֽתְחַזְּקָה֙venitchazekahconjunction (“and”) + verb · reflexive (hithpael), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common pluralBe 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.”here: so let us show ourselves strong
- 1 Chronicles 21:4חָזַ֣קchazakverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.here: it prevailed
- 1 Chronicles 22:13חֲזַ֣קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularThen you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.here: be strong
- 1 Chronicles 26:27לְחַזֵּ֖קlechazekpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD.here: to repair
- 1 Chronicles 28:7יֶחֱזַ֗קyechezakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularI will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’here: he will be strong
- 1 Chronicles 28:10חֲזַ֥קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularConsider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”here: be strong
- 1 Chronicles 28:20חֲזַ֤קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularDavid also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.here: be strong
- 1 Chronicles 29:12וּלְחַזֵּ֖קulechazekconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.here: and to make strong
2 Chronicles39 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 1:1וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֛קvaiyitchazekHc/Vtw3msNow Solomon son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and highly exalted him.here: and he strengthened himself
- 2 Chronicles 4:5מַחֲזִ֣יקmachazikverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularIt was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.here: holding
- 2 Chronicles 7:22וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙vaiyachazikuHc/Vhw3mpAnd others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”here: and they took hold
- 2 Chronicles 8:3וַיֶּחֱזַ֖קvaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msThen Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it.here: and he prevailed
- 2 Chronicles 11:11וַיְחַזֵּ֖קvaychazekHc/Vpw3msHe strengthened their fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.here: and he strengthened
- 2 Chronicles 11:12וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖םvaychazekemHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mpHe also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.here: and he made strong them
- 2 Chronicles 11:17וַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙vaychazekuHc/Vpw3mpSo they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.here: and they strengthened
- 2 Chronicles 12:13וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֞קvaiyitchazekHc/Vtw3msThus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.here: and he strengthened himself
- 2 Chronicles 13:7הִתְחַזַּ֖קhitchazakverb · reflexive (hithpael), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThen worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.here: he showed himself strong
- 2 Chronicles 13:8לְהִתְחַזֵּק֙lehitchazekpreposition + verb · reflexive (hithpael), infinitive (“to…”)And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.here: to show yourselves strong
- 2 Chronicles 13:21וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvaiyitchazekHc/Vtw3msBut Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.here: and he strengthened himself
- 2 Chronicles 15:7חִזְק֔וּchizkuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluralBut as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”here: be strong
- 2 Chronicles 15:8הִתְחַזַּ֗קhitchazakverb · reflexive (hithpael), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularWhen Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.here: he strengthened himself
- 2 Chronicles 16:9לְ֠הִתְחַזֵּקlehitchazekpreposition + verb · reflexive (hithpael), infinitive (“to…”)For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”here: to show himself strong
- 2 Chronicles 17:1וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖קvaiyitchazekHc/Vtw3msAsa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.here: and he strengthened himself
- 2 Chronicles 19:11חִזְק֣וּchizkuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluralNote that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”here: be strong
- 2 Chronicles 21:4וַיִּתְחַזַּ֔קvaiyitchazakHc/Vtw3msWhen Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.here: and he strengthened himself
- 2 Chronicles 23:1הִתְחַזַּ֣קhitchazakverb · reflexive (hithpael), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThen in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.here: he strengthened himself
- 2 Chronicles 24:5לְחַזֵּ֣ק׀lechazekpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.here: to repair
- 2 Chronicles 24:12לְחַזֵּ֖קlechazekpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.here: to repair
- 2 Chronicles 25:3חָזְקָ֥הchazekahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularAs soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.here: it was secure
- 2 Chronicles 25:8חֲזַ֣קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularEven if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”here: be strong
- 2 Chronicles 25:11הִתְחַזַּ֔קhitchazakverb · reflexive (hithpael), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAmaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,here: he strengthened himself
- 2 Chronicles 26:8הֶחֱזִ֖יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.here: he displayed strength
- 2 Chronicles 26:9וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃vaychazekemHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mpUzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.here: and he made strong them
- 2 Chronicles 26:15חָזָֽק׃chazakverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful.here: he was strong
- 2 Chronicles 27:5וַיֶּחֱזַ֣קvaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msJotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them, and that year they gave him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.here: and he prevailed
- 2 Chronicles 27:6וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖קvaiyitchazekHc/Vtw3msSo Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.here: and he strengthened himself
- 2 Chronicles 28:15וַיַּחֲזִ֣יקוּvaiyachazikuHc/Vhw3mpThen the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.here: and they took hold
- 2 Chronicles 28:20חֲזָקֽוֹ׃chazakoverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.here: he strengthened him
- 2 Chronicles 29:3וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃vaychazekemHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mpIn the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.here: and he repaired them
- 2 Chronicles 29:34וַֽיְּחַזְּק֞וּםvaiyechazekumHc/Vpw3mp/Sp3mpHowever, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.here: and they helped them
- 2 Chronicles 31:4יֶחֶזְק֖וּyechezkuverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine pluralMoreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.here: they may be strong
- 2 Chronicles 32:5וַיִּתְחַזַּ֡קvaiyitchazakHc/Vtw3msThen Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.here: and he strengthened himself
- 2 Chronicles 32:5וַיְחַזֵּ֥קvaychazekHc/Vpw3msThen Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.here: and he strengthened
- 2 Chronicles 32:7חִזְק֣וּchizkuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine plural“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.here: be strong
- 2 Chronicles 34:8לְחַזֵּ֕קlechazekpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.here: to repair
- 2 Chronicles 34:10וּלְחַזֵּ֖קulechazekconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)They put it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work of the house of the LORD, who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD.here: and to repair
- 2 Chronicles 35:2וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֔םvaychazekemHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mpHe appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.here: and he encouraged them
Ezra5 occurrences
- Ezra 1:6חִזְּק֣וּchizekuverb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person common pluralAnd all their neighbors supported them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuables, in addition to all their freewill offerings.here: they encouraged
- Ezra 6:22לְחַזֵּ֣קlechazekpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.here: to make strong
- Ezra 7:28הִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּיhitchazaktiverb · reflexive (hithpael), completed action · 1st person common singularand who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.here: I strengthened myself
- Ezra 9:12תֶּחֶזְק֗וּtechezkuverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine pluralNow, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’here: you may be strong
- Ezra 10:4חֲזַ֖קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularGet up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”here: be strong
Nehemiah42 occurrences
- Nehemiah 2:18וַיְחַזְּק֥וּvaychazekuHc/Vpw3mpI also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.here: and they strengthened
- Nehemiah 3:4הֶחֱזִ֗יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:4הֶחֱזִ֔יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:4הֶֽחֱזִ֔יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:5הֶחֱזִ֣יקוּhechezikuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common pluralNext to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.here: they repaired
- Nehemiah 3:6הֶחֱזִ֗יקוּhechezikuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common pluralThe Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.here: they repaired
- Nehemiah 3:7הֶחֱזִ֜יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:8הֶחֱזִ֗יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs, and next to him, Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:8הֶחֱזִ֔יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs, and next to him, Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:9הֶחֱזִיק֙hechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:10הֶחֱזִ֛יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularnext to him, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house; and next to him, Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:10הֶחֱזִ֔יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularnext to him, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house; and next to him, Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:11הֶחֱזִיק֙hechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularMalchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:12הֶחֱזִ֗יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:13הֶחֱזִ֣יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:14הֶחֱזִיק֙hechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:15הֶ֠חֱזִיקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:16הֶחֱזִיק֙hechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularBeyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:17הֶחֱזִ֥יקוּhechezikuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common pluralNext to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.here: they repaired
- Nehemiah 3:17הֶחֱזִ֗יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:18הֶחֱזִ֣יקוּhechezikuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common pluralNext to him, their countrymen made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.here: they repaired
- Nehemiah 3:19וַיְחַזֵּ֨קvaychazekHc/Vpw3msAnd next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the Ascent to the Armory, near the angle in the wall.here: and he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:20הֶחֱזִ֛יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:21הֶחֱזִ֗יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the doorway of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:22הֶחֱזִ֥יקוּhechezikuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common pluralAnd next to him, the priests from the surrounding area made repairs.here: they repaired
- Nehemiah 3:23הֶחֱזִ֧יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularBeyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house, and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:23הֶחֱזִ֗יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularBeyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house, and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:24הֶחֱזִ֗יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAfter him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:27הֶחֱזִ֥יקוּhechezikuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common pluralAnd next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.here: they repaired
- Nehemiah 3:28הֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙hechezikuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common pluralAbove the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.here: they repaired
- Nehemiah 3:29הֶחֱזִ֛יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house, and next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard of the East Gate, made repairs.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:29הֶחֱזִיק֙hechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house, and next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard of the East Gate, made repairs.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:30הֶחֱזִ֜יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:30הֶחֱזִ֗יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:31הֶחֱזִ֗יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room above the corner.here: he repaired
- Nehemiah 3:32הֶחֱזִ֥יקוּhechezikuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common pluralAnd between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.here: they repaired
- Nehemiah 4:16מַחֲזִיקִים֙machazikimverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralAnd from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judahhere: [were] holding
- Nehemiah 4:17מַחֲזֶ֥קֶתmachazeketverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singularwho were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.here: [was] holding
- Nehemiah 4:21מַחֲזִיקִים֙machazikimverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralSo we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.here: [were] keeping hold
- Nehemiah 5:16הֶחֱזַ֔קְתִּיhechezaktiverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 1st person common singularInstead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land.here: I kept hold
- Nehemiah 6:9חַזֵּ֥קchazekverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singularFor they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.here: strengthen
- Nehemiah 10:29מַחֲזִיקִ֣יםmachazikimverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralhereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.here: [are] holding
Job7 occurrences
- Job 2:3מַחֲזִ֣יקmachazikverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThen the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”here: [is] keeping hold
- Job 2:9מַחֲזִ֣יקmachazikverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThen Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”here: keeping hold
- Job 4:3תְּחַזֵּֽק׃techazekverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularSurely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands.here: you strengthened
- Job 8:15יַחֲזִ֥יקyachazikverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularHe leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.here: he takes hold
- Job 8:20יַ֝חֲזִ֗יקyachazikverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularBehold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.here: he takes hold
- Job 18:9יַחֲזֵ֖קyachazekverb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularA trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.here: it takes hold
- Job 27:6הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּיhechezaktiverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 1st person common singularI will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.here: I have kept hold
Psalms5 occurrences
- Psalms 27:14חֲ֭זַקchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularWait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!here: be strong
- Psalms 31:24חִ֭זְקוּchizkuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluralBe strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.here: be strong
- Psalms 35:2הַחֲזֵ֣קhachazekverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine singularTake up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.here: take hold of
- Psalms 64:5יְחַזְּקוּ־yechazeku-verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThey hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.here: they strengthen
- Psalms 147:13חִ֭זַּקchizakverb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularFor He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.here: he has strengthened
Proverbs4 occurrences
- Proverbs 3:18לַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםlamachazikimpreposition with the article + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralShe is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.here: to the [those who] take hold
- Proverbs 4:13הַחֲזֵ֣קhachazekverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine singularHold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.here: take hold
- Proverbs 7:13וְהֶחֱזִ֣יקָהvehechezikahHc/Vhq3fsShe seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:here: and she takes hold
- Proverbs 26:17מַחֲזִ֥יקmachazikverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularLike one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.here: [one who] takes hold
Isaiah21 occurrences
- Isaiah 4:1וְהֶחֱזִיקוּ֩vehechezikuHc/Vhq3cpIn that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”here: and they will take hold
- Isaiah 22:21אֲחַזְּקֶ֔נּוּʾachazzekenuverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularI will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.here: I will make firm on him
- Isaiah 27:5יַחֲזֵ֣קyachazekverb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularOr let them lay claim to My protection; let them make peace with Me— yes, let them make peace with Me.”here: let anyone take hold
- Isaiah 28:22יֶחְזְק֖וּyechzekuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralSo now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.here: they should become strong
- Isaiah 33:23יְחַזְּק֤וּyechazekuverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralYour ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.here: they make firm
- Isaiah 35:3חַזְּק֖וּchazekuverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine pluralStrengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!here: strengthen
- Isaiah 35:4חִזְק֖וּchizkuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluralSay to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”here: be strong
- Isaiah 39:1וַֽיֶּחֱזָֽק׃vaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msAt that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness and recovery.here: and he was strong
- Isaiah 41:6חֲזָֽק׃chazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularEach one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”here: be strong
- Isaiah 41:7וַיְחַזֵּ֤קvaychazekHc/Vpw3msThe craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.here: and he encouraged
- Isaiah 41:7וַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּvaychazekehuHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3msThe craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.here: and he strengthened it
- Isaiah 41:9הֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙hechezaktichaverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularI brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.here: I took hold of you
- Isaiah 41:13מַחֲזִ֣יקmachazikverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.here: [who] takes hold of
- Isaiah 42:6וְאַחְזֵ֣קveachzekconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 1st person common singular“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,here: and I may take hold
- Isaiah 45:1הֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּיhechezaktiverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 1st person common singularThis is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:here: I have taken hold
- Isaiah 51:18מַחֲזִיק֙machazikverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularAmong all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand.here: [is one who] takes hold
- Isaiah 54:2חַזֵּֽקִי׃chazekiverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person feminine singular“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.here: make strong
- Isaiah 56:2יַחֲזִ֣יקyachazikverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularBlessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”here: [who] he takes hold
- Isaiah 56:4וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםumachazikimconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralFor this is what the LORD says: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant—here: and [they are] keeping hold
- Isaiah 56:6וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםumachazikimconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralAnd the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants— all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—here: and [those who] keep hold
- Isaiah 64:7לְהַחֲזִ֣יקlehachazikpreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.here: to take hold
Jeremiah15 occurrences
- Jeremiah 5:3חִזְּק֤וּchizekuverb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person common pluralO LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.here: they made strong
- Jeremiah 6:23יַחֲזִ֗יקוּyachazikuverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThey grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”here: they take hold of
- Jeremiah 6:24הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּhechezikatnuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person feminine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluralWe have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.here: it took hold of us
- Jeremiah 8:5הֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙hechezikuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common pluralWhy then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.here: they have kept hold
- Jeremiah 8:21הֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי׃hechezikateniverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person feminine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularFor the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn; horror has gripped me.here: it has taken hold of me
- Jeremiah 10:4יְחַזְּק֖וּםyechazekumverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThey adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter.here: they make strong them
- Jeremiah 20:7חֲזַקְתַּ֖נִיchazaktaniverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularYou have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.here: you prevailed over me
- Jeremiah 23:14וְחִזְּקוּ֙vechizekuHc/Vpq3cpAnd among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”here: and they have strengthened
- Jeremiah 31:32הֶחֱזִיקִ֣יhechezikiverb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularIt will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt— a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD.here: took hold I
- Jeremiah 49:24הֶחֱזִ֑יקָהhechezikahverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularDamascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor.here: it will take hold
- Jeremiah 50:33הֶחֱזִ֣יקוּhechezikuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common pluralThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.here: they have kept hold
- Jeremiah 50:42יַחֲזִ֗יקוּyachazikuverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThey grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.here: they will take hold of
- Jeremiah 50:43הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְהוּhechezikathuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person feminine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.here: it took hold of him
- Jeremiah 51:12הַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙hachazikuverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine pluralRaise a banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the watchmen; prepare the ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon.here: strengthen
- Jeremiah 52:6וַיֶּחֱזַ֥קvaiyechezakHc/Vqw3msBy the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.here: and it was severe
Ezekiel12 occurrences
- Ezekiel 3:14חָזָֽקָה׃chazakahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularSo 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.here: it was strong
- Ezekiel 7:13יִתְחַזָּֽקוּ׃yitchazakuverb · reflexive (hithpael), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThe 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.here: they will strengthen themselves
- Ezekiel 13:22וּלְחַזֵּק֙ulechazekconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)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,here: and to strengthen
- Ezekiel 16:49הֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃hechezikahverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularNow 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.here: she strengthened
- Ezekiel 22:14תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהtechezaknahverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine pluralWill your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will act.here: will they be strong
- Ezekiel 27:9מַחֲזִיקֵ֖יmachazikeiverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] repairers of
- Ezekiel 27:27מַחֲזִיקֵ֣יmachazikeiverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] repairers of
- Ezekiel 30:21לְחָזְקָ֖הּlechazekahpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular“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.here: to be strong it
- Ezekiel 30:24וְחִזַּקְתִּ֗יvechizaktiHc/Vpq1csI 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.here: and I will make strong
- Ezekiel 30:25וְהַחֲזַקְתִּ֗יvehachazaktiHc/Vhq1csI 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.here: and I will strengthen
- Ezekiel 34:4חִזַּקְתֶּ֜םchizaktemverb · intensive (piel), completed action · 2nd person masculine pluralYou 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.here: you have strengthened
- Ezekiel 34:16אֲחַזֵּ֑קʾachazekverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularI 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.’here: I will make strong
Daniel13 occurrences
- Daniel 10:18וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽנִי׃vaychazekeniHc/Vpw3ms/Sp1bsAgain the one with the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me.here: and he strengthened me
- Daniel 10:19חֲזַ֣קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular“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.”here: be strong
- Daniel 10:19וַחֲזָ֑קvachazakconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular“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.”here: and be strong
- Daniel 10:19הִתְחַזַּ֔קְתִּיhitchazaktiverb · reflexive (hithpael), completed action · 1st person common singular“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.”here: I strengthened myself
- Daniel 10:19חִזַּקְתָּֽנִי׃chizaktaniverb · intensive (piel), completed action · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular“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.”here: you have strengthened me
- Daniel 10:21מִתְחַזֵּ֤קmitchazekverb · reflexive (hithpael), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularBut 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.here: [who] shows himself strong
- Daniel 11:1לְמַחֲזִ֥יקlemachazikpreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular“And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.here: [was] to a strengthener
- Daniel 11:5וְיֶחֱזַ֥קveyechezakHC/Vqu3msThe 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.here: so he may become strong
- Daniel 11:5וְיֶחֱזַ֤קveyechezakHC/Vqu3msThe 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.here: so he may become strong
- Daniel 11:6וּמַחֲזִקָ֖הּumachazikahconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularAfter 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.here: and [the one who] strengthened her
- Daniel 11:7וְהֶחֱזִֽיק׃vehechezikHc/Vhq3msBut 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.here: and he will prevail
- Daniel 11:21וְהֶחֱזִ֥יקvehechezikHc/Vhq3msIn 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.here: and he will take hold of
- Daniel 11:32יַחֲזִ֥קוּyachazikuverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralWith flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.here: they will display strength
Micah2 occurrences
- Micah 4:9הֶחֱזִיקֵ֥ךְhechezikekhverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularWhy 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?here: it has taken hold of you
- Micah 7:18הֶחֱזִ֤יקhechezikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularWho 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?here: he keeps hold of
Nahum3 occurrences
- Nahum 2:1חַזֵּ֣קchazekverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singularOne who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!here: strengthen
- Nahum 3:14חַזְּקִ֖יchazekiverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person feminine singularDraw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!here: strengthen
- Nahum 3:14הַחֲזִ֥יקִיhachazikiverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person feminine singularDraw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!here: take hold of
Haggai3 occurrences
- Haggai 2:4חֲזַ֣קchazakverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularBut 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.here: be strong
- Haggai 2:4וַחֲזַ֣קvachazakconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularBut 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.here: and be strong
- Haggai 2:4וַחֲזַ֨קvachazakconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularBut 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.here: and be strong
Zechariah5 occurrences
- Zechariah 8:9תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהtechezaknahverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine pluralThis 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.here: let them be strong
- Zechariah 8:13תֶּחֱזַ֥קְנָהtechezaknahverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine pluralAs 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.”here: let them be strong
- Zechariah 8:23יַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙yachazikuverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThis 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.’”here: they will take hold
- Zechariah 8:23וְֽהֶחֱזִ֡יקוּvehechezikuHc/Vhq3cpThis 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.’”here: and they will take hold
- Zechariah 14:13וְהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּvehechezikuHc/Vhq3cpOn 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.here: and they will take hold of