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H2388Gחָזַקcha.zaq

to strengthen: strengthenPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 1
  4. 1
  5. 6
  6. 8
  7. 6
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 3
  10. 11
  11. 5
  12. 10
  13. 11
  14. 29
  15. 5
  16. 38
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 1
  19. 3
  20. Proverbs: 0
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 9
  24. 5
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 12
  27. 10
  28. 1
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. 1
  34. 2
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. 3
  38. 2
  39. 1

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Other meanings of H2388

  • H2388Hחָזַקcha.zaqto strengthen: holdH:VOccurrences: 71
  • H2388Iחָזַקcha.zaqto strengthen: ensureH:VOccurrences: 3
  • H2388Jחָזַקcha.zaqto strengthen: prevail overH:VOccurrences: 12
  • H2388Kחָזַקcha.zaqto strengthen: persevereH:VOccurrences: 4

201 occurrences in 179 verses

With their references and text in American Standard Version.

  1. 1 Kings 2:2

    I am going the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;

    וְחָזַקְתָּ֖ (חָזַקְתָּ֖) cha.zak.Ta “you will be strong”

  2. 1 Kings 20:22

    And the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.

    הִתְחַזַּ֔ק hit.cha.Zak “strengthen yourself”

  3. 1 Kings 20:23

    And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

    חָזְק֣וּ cha.ze.Ku “they were strong”נֶחֱזַ֖ק ne.che.Zak “we will be strong”

  4. 1 Kings 20:25

    and number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.

    נֶחֱזַ֖ק ne.che.Zak “we will be strong”

  5. 2 Kings 12:5

    let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.

    יְחַזְּקוּ֙ ye.cha.ze.Ku “they will repair”

  6. 2 Kings 12:6

    But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

    חִזְּק֥וּ chi.ze.Ku “they had repaired”

  7. 2 Kings 12:7

    Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the [supplied: other] priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore take no [supplied: more] money from your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.

    מְחַזְּקִ֖ים me.cha.ze.Kim “repairing”

  8. 2 Kings 12:8

    And the priests consented that they should take no [supplied: more] money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house.

    חַזֵּ֖ק cha.Zek “to repair”

  9. 2 Kings 12:12

    and to the masons and the hewers of stone, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the breaches of the house of Jehovah, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

    לְחַזֵּ֖ק (חַזֵּ֖ק) cha.Zek “repair”לְחָזְקָֽה׃ (חָזְקָֽה) cha.ze.Kah “repair [it]”

  10. 2 Kings 12:14

    for they gave that to them that did the work, and repaired therewith the house of Jehovah.

    וְחִזְּקוּ־ (חִזְּקוּ) chi.ze.ku- “they repaired”

  11. 2 Kings 22:5

    and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and let them give it to the workmen that are in the house of Jehovah, to repair the breaches of the house,

    לְחַזֵּ֖ק (חַזֵּ֖ק) cha.Zek “repair”

  12. 2 Kings 22:6

    unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

    לְחַזֵּ֖ק (חַזֵּ֖ק) cha.Zek “repair”

  13. 2 Kings 25:3

    On the ninth day of the [supplied: fourth] month the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

    וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק (יֶּחֱזַ֥ק) i.ye.che.Zak “it was severe”

  14. 1 Chronicles 11:10

    Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.

    הַמִּתְחַזְּקִ֨ים (מִּתְחַזְּקִ֨ים) mit.cha.ze.Kim “held strongly”

  15. 1 Chronicles 19:12

    And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

    תֶּחֱזַ֤ק te.che.Zak “it will be [too] strong”יֶֽחֶזְק֥וּ ye.chez.Ku “they will be [too] strong”

  16. 1 Chronicles 19:13

    Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.

    חֲזַ֤ק cha.Zak “be strong”וְנִֽתְחַזְּקָה֙ (נִֽתְחַזְּקָה֙) nit.cha.ze.Kah “let us show ourselves strong”

  17. 1 Chronicles 22:13

    Then shalt thou prosper, if thou observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Jehovah charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; fear not, neither be dismayed.

    חֲזַ֣ק cha.Zak “be strong”

  18. 1 Chronicles 26:27

    Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of Jehovah.

    לְחַזֵּ֖ק (חַזֵּ֖ק) cha.Zek “repair”

  19. 1 Chronicles 28:7

    And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and mine ordinances, as at this day.

    יֶחֱזַ֗ק ye.che.Zak “he will be strong”

  20. 1 Chronicles 28:10

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

    חֲזַ֥ק cha.Zak “be strong”

  21. 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 Jehovah God, even my God, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah be finished.

    חֲזַ֤ק cha.Zak “be strong”

  22. 1 Chronicles 29:12

    Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

    וּלְחַזֵּ֖ק (חַזֵּ֖ק) cha.Zek “make strong”

  23. 2 Chronicles 1:1

    And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and Jehovah his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

    וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֛ק (יִּתְחַזֵּ֛ק) i.yit.cha.Zek “he strengthened himself”

  24. 2 Chronicles 11:11

    And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine.

    וַיְחַזֵּ֖ק (יְחַזֵּ֖ק) y.cha.Zek “he strengthened”

  25. 2 Chronicles 11:12

    And in every city [supplied: he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

    וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖ם (יְחַזְּקֵ֖) y.cha.ze.Ke “he made strong”