Strongs Number: H2388
| Hebrew Word: | חָזַק |
| Transliteration: | châzaq |
| Phonetic: | khaw-zak' |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to fasten upon; hence to {seize} be strong (figuratively {courageous} causatively {strengthen} cure: {help} repair: {fortify }) obstinate; to {bind} {restrain } conquer |
| BDB Definition: |
1. to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore a. (Qal) 1. to be strong, grow strong 1a b. to prevail, prevail upon 1a c. to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a d. to press, be urgent 1a e. to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a f. to be severe, be grievous 1. to strengthen g. (Piel) 1. to make strong 2. to restore to strength, give strength 3. to strengthen, sustain, encourage 4. to make strong, make bold, encourage 5. to make firm 6. to make rigid, make hard h. (Hiphil) 1. to make strong, strengthen 2. to make firm 3. to display strength 4. to make severe 5. to support 6. to repair 7. to prevail, prevail upon 8. to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support 9. to hold, contain i. (Hithpael) 1. to strengthen oneself 2. to put forth strength, use one's strength 3. to withstand 4. to hold strongly with |
| Origin: | A primitive root |
| Bible Usage: | {aid} {amend} X-(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} strengten ({self}) be {stout} be ({make} {shew} wax) strong ({-er}) be {sure} take ({hold}) be {urgent} behave self {valiantly} withstand. |