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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

Renderings

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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 Bible in Basic English.

  1. 1 Kings 2:2

    I am going the way of all the earth: so be strong and be a man;

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

  2. 1 Kings 20:22

    Then the prophet came up to the king of Israel, and said to him, Now make yourself strong, and take care what you do, or a year from now the king of Aram will come up against you again.

    הִתְחַזַּ֔ק hit.cha.Zak “strengthen yourself”

  3. 1 Kings 20:23

    Then the king of Aram's servants said to him, Their god is a god of the hills; that is why they were stronger than we: but if we make an attack on them in the lowlands, we will certainly 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 get together another army like the one which came to destruction, horse for horse, and carriage for carriage; and let us make war on them in the lowlands, and certainly we will be stronger than they. And he gave ear to what they said, and did so.

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

  5. 2 Kings 12:5

    Let the priests take, every man from his friends and neighbours, to make good what is damaged in the house, wherever it is to be seen.

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

  6. 2 Kings 12:6

    But in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not made good the damaged parts of the house.

    חִזְּק֥וּ chi.ze.Ku “they had repaired”

  7. 2 Kings 12:7

    Then King Jehoash sent for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said to them, Why have you not made good what is damaged in the house? now take no more money from your neighbours, but give it for the building up of the house.

    מְחַזְּקִ֖ים me.cha.ze.Kim “repairing”

  8. 2 Kings 12:8

    So the priests made an agreement to take no more money from the people, and not to make good what was damaged in the house.

    חַזֵּ֖ק cha.Zek “to repair”

  9. 2 Kings 12:12

    And to the wall-builders and the stone-cutters, and to get wood and cut stone for building up the broken parts of the house of the Lord, and for everything needed to put the house in good order.

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

  10. 2 Kings 12:14

    But it was all given to the workmen who were building up the house.

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

  11. 2 Kings 22:5

    And let it be given to the overseers of the work of the Lord's house, to give to the workmen who are making good what was damaged in the house of the Lord;

    לְחַזֵּ֖ק (חַזֵּ֖ק) cha.Zek “repair”

  12. 2 Kings 22:6

    To the woodworkers and the builders and the stone-cutters; and for getting wood and cut stones for the building up of the house.

    לְחַזֵּ֖ק (חַזֵּ֖ק) cha.Zek “repair”

  13. 2 Kings 25:3

    Now on the ninth day of the fourth month, the store of food in the town was almost gone, so that there was no food 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 David's men of war who were his strong supporters in the kingdom, and, with all Israel, made him king, as the Lord had said about Israel.

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

  15. 1 Chronicles 19:12

    And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then come to my help; and if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.

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

  16. 1 Chronicles 19:13

    Take heart, and let us be strong for our people and for the towns of our God; and may the Lord do what seems good to him.

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

  17. 1 Chronicles 22:13

    And all will go well for you, if you take care to keep the laws and the rules which the Lord gave to Moses for Israel: be strong and take heart; have no fear and do not be troubled.

    חֲזַ֣ק cha.Zak “be strong”

  18. 1 Chronicles 26:27

    From the goods taken in war, they gave, as a holy offering, materials for the building of the house of the Lord.

    לְחַזֵּ֖ק (חַזֵּ֖ק) cha.Zek “repair”

  19. 1 Chronicles 28:7

    I will keep his kingdom in its place for ever, if he is strong at all times to do my orders and keep my rules, as at this day.

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

  20. 1 Chronicles 28:10

    Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.

    חֲזַ֥ק cha.Zak “be strong”

  21. 1 Chronicles 28:20

    And David said to his son Solomon, Be strong and of a good heart and do your work; have no fear and do not be troubled, for the Lord God, my God, is with you; he will not give you up, and his face will not be turned away from you, till all the work neces

    חֲזַ֤ק cha.Zak “be strong”

  22. 1 Chronicles 29:12

    Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all.

    וּלְחַזֵּ֖ק (חַזֵּ֖ק) cha.Zek “make strong”

  23. 2 Chronicles 1:1

    And Solomon, the son of David, made himself strong in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and made him very great.

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

  24. 2 Chronicles 11:11

    And he made the walled towns strong, and he put captains in them and stores of food, oil, and wine.

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

  25. 2 Chronicles 11:12

    And in every town he put stores of body-covers and spears, and made them very strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.

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