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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 World English Bible.

  1. Jeremiah 23:14

    In the prophets of Jerusalem also I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies; and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers, so that none does return from his wickedness: they are all of them become to me as Sodom, and the inhabitants of it as Gomorrah.

    וְחִזְּקוּ֙ (חִזְּקוּ֙) chi.ze.Ku “they have strengthened”

  2. Jeremiah 51:12

    Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for Yahweh has both purposed and done that which he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.

    הַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ ha.cha.Zi.ku “strengthen”

  3. Jeremiah 52:6

    In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the 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”

  4. Ezekiel 3:14

    So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and the hand of Yahweh was strong on me.

    חָזָֽקָה׃ cha.Za.kah “it was strong”

  5. Ezekiel 7:13

    For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they be yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude of it, none shall return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.

    יִתְחַזָּֽקוּ׃ yit.cha.Za.ku “they will strengthen themselves”

  6. Ezekiel 13:22

    Because with lies you have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive:

    וּלְחַזֵּק֙ (חַזֵּק֙) cha.Zek “strengthen”

  7. Ezekiel 16:49

    Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

    הֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃ he.che.Zi.kah “she strengthened”

  8. Ezekiel 22:14

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

    תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה te.che.Zak.nah “will they be strong”

  9. Ezekiel 27:9

    The old men of Gebal and the wise men of it were in you your repairers of ship seams: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise.

    מַחֲזִיקֵ֖י ma.cha.zi.Kei “[the] repairers of”

  10. Ezekiel 27:27

    Your riches, and your wares, your merchandise, your mariners, and your pilots, your repairers of ship seams, and the dealers in your merchandise, and all your men of war, who are in you, with all your company which is in the midst of you, shall fall into the heart of the seas in the day of your ruin.

    מַחֲזִיקֵ֣י ma.cha.zi.Kei “[the] repairers of”

  11. Ezekiel 30:21

    Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, behold, it has not been bound up, to apply [supplied: healing] medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword.

    לְחָזְקָ֖הּ (חָזְקָ֖) cha.ze.Ka “be strong”

  12. Ezekiel 30:24

    I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.

    וְחִזַּקְתִּ֗י (חִזַּקְתִּ֗י) chi.zak.Ti “I will make strong”

  13. Ezekiel 30:25

    I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon; and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out on the land of Egypt.

    וְהַחֲזַקְתִּ֗י (הַחֲזַקְתִּ֗י) ha.cha.zak.Ti “I will strengthen”

  14. Ezekiel 34:4

    You haven't strengthened the diseased, neither have you healed that which was sick, neither have you bound up that which was broken, neither have you brought back that which was driven away, neither have you sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor have you ruled over them.

    חִזַּקְתֶּ֜ם chi.zak.Tem “you have strengthened”

  15. Ezekiel 34:16

    I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in justice.

    אֲחַזֵּ֑ק 'a.cha.Zek “I will make strong”

  16. Daniel 10:18

    Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me.

    וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽנִי׃ (יְחַזְּקֵֽ) y.cha.ze.Ke. “he strengthened”

  17. Daniel 10:19

    He said, "Greatly beloved man, don't be afraid: peace be to you, be strong, yes, be strong." When he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, "Let my lord speak; for you have strengthened me."

    חֲזַ֣ק cha.Zak “be strong”וַחֲזָ֑ק (חֲזָ֑ק) cha.Zak “be strong”הִתְחַזַּ֔קְתִּי hit.cha.Zak.ti “I strengthened myself”חִזַּקְתָּֽנִי׃ (חִזַּקְתָּֽ) chi.zak.Ta. “you have strengthened”

  18. Daniel 10:21

    But I will tell you that which is inscribed in the writing of truth: and there is none who holds with me against these, but Michael your prince."

    מִתְחַזֵּ֤ק mit.cha.Zek “[who] shows himself strong”

  19. Daniel 11:1

    "As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

    לְמַחֲזִ֥יק (מַחֲזִ֥יק) ma.cha.Zik “a strengthener”

  20. Daniel 11:5

    The king of the south shall be strong, and [supplied: one] of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.

    וְיֶחֱזַ֥ק (יֶחֱזַ֥ק) ye.che.Zak “he may become strong”וְיֶחֱזַ֤ק (יֶחֱזַ֤ק) ye.che.Zak “he may become strong”

  21. Daniel 11:6

    At the end of years they shall join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and those who brought her, and he who became the father of her, and he who strengthened her in those times.

    וּמַחֲזִקָ֖הּ (מַחֲזִקָ֖) ma.cha.zi.Ka “[the one who] strengthened”

  22. Hosea 7:15

    Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, Yet they plot evil against me.

    חִזַּ֖קְתִּי chi.Zak.ti “I strengthened”

  23. Micah 7:18

    Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, And passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn't retain his anger forever, Because he delights in loving kindness.

    הֶחֱזִ֤יק he.che.Zik “he keeps hold of”

  24. Nahum 2:1

    He who dashes in pieces has come up against you. Keep the fortress! Watch the way! Strengthen your loins! Fortify your power mightily!

    חַזֵּ֣ק cha.Zek “strengthen”

  25. Nahum 3:14

    Draw water for the siege. Strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. Make the brick kiln strong.

    חַזְּקִ֖י cha.ze.Ki “strengthen”