chozqah (H2394) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H2394

חׇזְקָה

chozqahkhoz-kaw'

vehemence (usually in a bad sense)

1890 spelling: chozqâh

Gematria 120

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

vehemence (usually in a bad sense)

Rendered in the KJV as

force, mightily, repair, sharply.

5
occurrencesin the Old Testament
4 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

בְּחָזְקָ֖ה1
בְּחָזְקָ֑ה1
בְחָזְקָֽה׃1
בְּחָזְקָֽה׃1
וּבְחָזְקָ֛ה1

How it is rendered · 4

with force2
and with force1
by force1
with strength1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

preposition + noun · feminine singular4
conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HR/Ncfsa · 4
HC/R/Ncfsa · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Judges2 of 5 · 40%
1 Samuel1 of 5 · 20%
Ezekiel1 of 5 · 20%
Jonah1 of 5 · 20%

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Judges2 occurrences

1 Samuel1 occurrence

1 Samuel 2:16בְחָזְקָֽה׃vechazekahpreposition + noun · feminine singularAnd if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”here: by force

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 34:4וּבְחָזְקָ֛הuvechazekahconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singularYou 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: and with force

Jonah1 occurrence

Jonah 3:8בְּחָזְקָ֑הbechazekahpreposition + noun · feminine singularFurthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.here: with strength

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