Strong's #2388: chazaq (pronounced khaw-zak')
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, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
châzaq
1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be strong, grow strong
1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon
1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure
1a1c) to press, be urgent
1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense)
1a1e) to be severe, be grievous
1a2) to strengthen
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to make strong
1b2) to restore to strength, give strength
1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage
1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage
1b5) to make firm
1b6) to make rigid, make hard
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to make strong, strengthen
1c2) to make firm
1c3) to display strength
1c4) to make severe
1c5) to support
1c6) to repair
1c7) to prevail, prevail upon
1c8) to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support
1c9) to hold, contain
1d) (Hithpael)
1d1) to strengthen oneself
1d2) to put forth strength, use one' s strength
1d3) to withstand
1d4) to hold strongly with
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a primitive root
Usage:
This word is used 290 times:
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"
Genesis 21:18: "lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make"
Genesis 41:56: "and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt."
Genesis 41:57: "for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands."
Genesis 47:20: "his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's."
Genesis 48:2: "cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed."
Exodus 4:4: "it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:"
Exodus 4:21: "I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let"
Exodus 7:13: " And he hardened Pharaoh's that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD"
Exodus 7:22: "with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as"
Exodus 8:19: "of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as"
Exodus 9:2: "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"
Exodus 9:35: "And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go;"
Exodus 10:20: "But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children"
Exodus 10:27: "But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go."
Exodus 11:10: "before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not"
Exodus 12:33: "And the Egyptians were urgent the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste;"
Exodus 14:4: " And I will harden heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honored upon Pharaoh,"
Exodus 14:8: "And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued"
Exodus 14:17: "And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow"
Exodus 19:19: "the voice sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God"
Leviticus 25:35: "and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live"
Numbers 13:20: "wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land."
Deuteronomy 1:38: "thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel"
Deuteronomy 3:28: "But charge and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over"
Deuteronomy 11:8: "command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land,"
Deuteronomy 12:23: "Only be sure not the blood: for the blood is the life;"
Deuteronomy 22:25: "damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only"
Deuteronomy 25:11: "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, not, nor be afraid of"
Deuteronomy 31:7: "him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go"
Deuteronomy 31:23: "the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring"
Joshua 1:6: " Be strong and of a good courage: unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance"
Joshua 1:7: "Only be thou strong courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law,"
Joshua 1:9: "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed:"
Joshua 1:18: "in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage."
Joshua 10:25: "not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD"
Joshua 11:20: "the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against"
Joshua 17:13: "when of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute;"
Joshua 23:6: "Be ye therefore very courageous and to do all that is written in the book"
Judges 1:28: "And it came to pass, when was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute,"
Judges 3:12: "in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab"
Judges 7:8: "the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host"
Judges 7:11: "and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah"
Judges 7:20: "the trumpets, and broke the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets"
Judges 9:24: "the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of"
Judges 16:26: "said the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel"
Judges 16:28: "GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once,"
Judges 19:4: "And his father-in-law, the damsel's retained him; and he abode with him three days:"
