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)

Occurrences of "Be Strong"

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)

Joshua 10:25

And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

1 Samuel 4:9

Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.(f)

1 Chronicles 22:13

Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

1 Chronicles 28:10

Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

1 Chronicles 28:20

And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord .

2 Chronicles 25:8

But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

2 Chronicles 32:7

Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

Isaiah 35:4

Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.(a)

Ezekiel 22:14

Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the Lord have spoken it, and will do it.

Zechariah 8:9

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.

Zechariah 8:13

And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.

Brown-Driver-Brigg's Information

All of the original Hebrew and Aramaic words are arranged by the numbering system from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. In some cases more than one form of the word — such as the masculine and feminine forms of a noun — may be listed.

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

Brown-Driver-Brigg's Information

Thayers Information

Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries Information

Strong's Concordance

Hebrew-Aramaic
H2388