Strong's Concordance

Hebrew-Aramaic
H2388

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Original: חזק

Transliteration: chazaq (châzaq)

Phonetic: khaw-zak'

BDB Definition:

to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore
1. (Qal)
  1. to be strong, grow strong
    1. to prevail, prevail upon
    2. to be firm, be caught fast, be secure
    3. to press, be urgent
    4. to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense)
    5. to be severe, be grievous
  2. to strengthen
2. (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
3. (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
4. (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

TWOT entry: 636

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Strong's 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: - aid, amend, X 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.

Occurrences in the (KJV) King James Version:

All Occurrences (288x)

Against Me, I Caught (1x)

Against Them, And Shall Prevail (1x)

Also He Strengthened (1x)

Also Repaired (1x)

And Amend (1x)

And Be Strong (2x)

And Caught (1x)

And Caught Hold (2x)

And Could Not Withstand (1x)

And Encourage (1x)

And Encouraged (1x)

And Fortified (1x)

And Have Taken Hold (1x)

And He Fastened (1x)

And He Fortified (1x)

And He Hardened (1x)

And He Shall Be Strong (1x)

And He Strengthened (1x)

And Held (1x)

And Hold (1x)

And I Was Strengthened (1x)

And I Will Harden (1x)

And I Will Strengthen (1x)

And I, Behold, I Will Harden (1x)

And Laid Hold (2x)

And Let Them Repair (1x)

And Let Us Behave Ourselves Valiantly (1x)

And Let Us Play The Men (1x)

And Obtain (1x)

And Prevailed (2x)

And Repaired (3x)

And Retained (1x)

And She Constrained (1x)

And Still He Holdeth Fast (1x)

And Strengthen (2x)

And Strengthened (2x)

And Taketh (1x)

And They Caught (1x)

And Thou Hast Strengthened (1x)

And To Give Strength (1x)

And Took (2x)

And Was Recovered (1x)

And Will Hold (1x)

And Will Strengthen (1x)

And Wilt Hold (1x)

Be Made Strong (1x)

Be Of Good Courage (5x)

Be Strengthened (2x)

Be Strong (15x)

Be Thou Strong (1x)

Be Too Strong (4x)

Be Ye Strong (1x)

Became Mighty (1x)

But I Will Harden (1x)

But I Will Strengthen (1x)

But, Being Stronger (1x)

Caught Hold (1x)

Courageous (1x)

Courageously (1x)

Did Help (1x)

Encouraged (3x)

Even Shall Take Hold (1x)

For He Hath Strengthened (1x)

For He Strengthened (1x)

For Thou Hast Strengthened (1x)

Force (1x)

Fortify (1x)

Had Not Repaired (1x)

Had, Who Strengthened (1x)

Hardened (5x)

Harder (1x)

Hath Seized (1x)

Hath Taken Hold (2x)

Have Been Stout (1x)

Have Taken (1x)

Have Ye Not Strengthened (1x)

He Laid Hold (1x)

He Retaineth (1x)

He Shall Hold (1x)

He Strengthened (1x)

He Took Courage (1x)

He Took Hold (1x)

He Was Strong (1x)

Held (1x)

Held Them Fast (1x)

Her, And He That Strengthened (1x)

Him No More: And He Took Hold (1x)

Him Repaired (12x)

Him, But Strengthened (1x)

Himself To Take Hold (1x)

I Have Holden (1x)

I Hold (1x)

I Took (1x)

If He Be Constant (1x)

In His Stead, And Strengthened (1x)

It Received (1x)

It, And Taketh Hold (1x)

It, To Make It Strong (1x)

It: And Encourage (1x)

100

Laid Hold (1x)

101

Layeth Hold (1x)

102

Made Himself Strong (1x)

103

Make Strong (1x)

104

Me, And Take Hold (1x)

105

Me, I Pray Thee, And Strengthen (1x)

106

Might Be With Him To Confirm (1x)

107

More Strong (1x)

108

Neither Did She Strengthen (1x)

109

Of Them Held (2x)

110

One That Taketh (1x)

111

Only Be Strong (1x)

112

Only Be Sure (1x)

113

Only Be Thou Strong (1x)

114

Or Let Him Take Hold (1x)

115

Or That Leaneth (1x)

116

Prevailed (6x)

117

Repaired (21x)

118

Retained (1x)

119

Shall Be Among Them; And They Shall Lay Hold (1x)

120

Shall Be Strong (2x)

121

Shall Prevail (1x)

122

Shall Take Hold (2x)

123

She Caught (1x)

124

So She Caught (1x)

125

So They Strengthened (2x)

126

Sore (1x)

127

Strengthen (5x)

128

Strengthened (6x)

129

Strong (3x)

130

Surely We Shall Be Stronger (1x)

131

Take Fast Hold (1x)

132

Take Hold (1x)

133

That Held (1x)

134

That Holdeth (1x)

135

That Taketh (1x)

136

That They Might Be Encouraged (1x)

137

That Ye May Be Strong (2x)

138

Thee? Be Strong (1x)

139

Them Repaired (1x)

140

Them Strengthened (1x)

141

Then Thou Shalt Relieve (1x)

142

Therefore They Were Stronger (1x)

143

Therein, Or Not. And Be Ye Of Good Courage (1x)

144

Thereof Were In Thee Thy Calkers (1x)

145

They Clave (1x)

146

They Encourage (1x)

147

They Fasten (1x)

148

They Hold (1x)

149

They Shall Hold (1x)

150

They Shall Lay Hold (1x)

151

They Strengthen (1x)

152

Thither: Encourage (1x)

153

Thou Art Stronger (1x)

154

Thy Calkers (1x)

155

To Confirm (1x)

156

To Harden (1x)

157

To Maintain (1x)

158

To Mend (1x)

159

To Repair (6x)

160

To Shew Himself Strong (1x)

161

To Them That Lay Hold (1x)

162

To Withstand (1x)

163

Took (1x)

164

Took Hold (2x)

165

Unto Him, Dost Thou Still Retain (1x)

166

Unto Me, I Was Strengthened (1x)

167

Unto Thee, Be Strong (1x)

168

Unto Them, To Strengthen (1x)

169

Unto Them, Why Repair (1x)

170

Was Confirmed (1x)

171

Was Established (1x)

172

Was Hardened (3x)

173

Was Sore (1x)

174

Was Strengthened (1x)

175

Was Strong (2x)

176

Was Too Sore (1x)

177

Waxed Mighty (1x)

178

Waxed Sore (1x)

179

We Shall Be Stronger (1x)

180

Were Urgent (1x)

181

Were Waxen Strong (1x)

182

Whom I Have Taken (1x)

183

Will Hold (1x)

184

With Thee Be Strong (1x)

185

With Thee: Be Of Good Courage (1x)

186

Yea, Also I Continued (1x)

187

Yea, Be Strong (1x)

188

Yet Now Be Strong (1x)

189

You? Be Courageous (1x)

All Occurrences

Genesis 19:16

And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

Genesis 21:18

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 41:56

And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.(r)

Genesis 41:57

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

Genesis 47:20

And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s.

Genesis 48:2

And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

Exodus 4:4

And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

Exodus 4:21

And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

Exodus 7:13

And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.

Exodus 7:22

And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said.

Exodus 8:19

Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.

Exodus 9:2

For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

Exodus 9:12

And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses.

Exodus 9:35

And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the Lord had spoken by Moses.(e)

Exodus 10:20

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

Exodus 10:27

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.

Exodus 11:10

And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Exodus 12:33

And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.

Exodus 14:4

And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord . And they did so.

Exodus 14:8

And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.

Exodus 14:17

And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

Leviticus 25:35

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.(h)

(i)

Numbers 13:20

And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.

Deuteronomy 1:38

But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Deuteronomy 3:28

But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.

Deuteronomy 11:8

Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it;

Deuteronomy 12:23

Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.(e)

Deuteronomy 22:25

But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:(c)

Deuteronomy 25:11

When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Deuteronomy 31:7

And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the Lord hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.

Deuteronomy 31:23

And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.

Joshua 1:6

Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.(a)

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Brown-Driver-Brigg's Information

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Each entry is a Hebrew word, unless it is designated as Aramaic. Immediately after each word is given its equivalent in English letters, according to a system of transliteration. Then follows the phonetic. Next follows the Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definitions given in English.

Then ensues a reference to the same word as found in Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (TWOT), by R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke. This section makes an association between the unique number used by TWOT with the Strong's number.

Thayers Information

All of the original Greek words are arranged by the numbering system from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. The Strong's numbering system arranges most Greek words by their alphabetical order. This renders reference easy without recourse to the Greek characters. In some cases more than one form of the word - such as the masculine, feminine, and neuter forms of a noun - may be listed.

Immediately after each word is given its exact equivalent in English letters, according to the system of transliteration laid down in the scheme here following. Then follows the phonetic. Next follows the Thayer's Definitions given in English.

Then ensues a reference to the same word as found in the ten-volume Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT), edited by Gerhard Kittel. Both volume and page numbers cite where the word may be found.

The presence of an asterisk indicates that the corresponding entry in the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament may appear in a different form than that displayed in Thayers' Greek Definitions.

Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries Information

Dictionaries of Hebrew and Greek Words taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance by James Strong, S.T.D., LL.D., 1890.

Strong's Concor­dance

Hebrew-Aramaic H2388

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Strong's Concordance

Hebrew-Aramaic
H2388