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H2388Hחָזַקcha.zaq

to strengthen: holdPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

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

Renderings

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Other meanings of H2388

  • H2388Gחָזַקcha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenH:VOccurrences: 201
  • H2388Iחָזַקcha.zaqto strengthen: ensureH:VOccurrences: 3
  • H2388Jחָזַקcha.zaqto strengthen: prevail overH:VOccurrences: 12
  • H2388Kחָזַקcha.zaqto strengthen: persevereH:VOccurrences: 4

71 occurrences in 70 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 19:16

    But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him. And they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

    וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּ (יַּחֲזִ֨קוּ) i.ya.cha.Zi.ku “they took hold”

  2. Genesis 21:18

    Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast by thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.'

    וְהַחֲזִ֥יקִי (הַחֲזִ֥יקִי) ha.cha.Zi.ki “take hold”

  3. Exodus 4:4

    And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail--and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand--

    וַיַּ֣חֲזֶק (יַּ֣חֲזֶק) i.Ya.cha.zek “he took hold”

  4. Exodus 9:2

    For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

    מַחֲזִ֥יק ma.cha.Zik “[are] keeping hold”

  5. Deuteronomy 22:25

    But if the man find the damsel that is betrothed in the field, and the man take hold of her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay with her shall die.

    וְהֶחֱזִֽיק־ (הֶחֱזִֽיק) he.che.zik- “he will take hold”

  6. Deuteronomy 25:11

    When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets;

    וְהֶחֱזִ֖יקָה (הֶחֱזִ֖יקָה) he.che.Zi.kah “she will take hold”

  7. Judges 7:8

    So they took the victuals of the people in their hand, and their horns; and he sent all the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

    הֶֽחֱזִ֑יק he.che.Zik “he kept hold”

  8. Judges 7:20

    And the three companies blew the horns, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the horns in their right hands wherewith to blow; and they cried: 'The sword for the LORD and for Gideon!'

    וַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּ (יַּחֲזִ֤יקוּ) i.ya.cha.Zi.ku “they took hold”

  9. Judges 16:26

    And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand: 'Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house resteth, that I may lean upon them.'

    הַמַּחֲזִ֣יק (מַּחֲזִ֣יק) ma.cha.Zik “kept hold”

  10. Judges 19:4

    And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days; so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

    וַיֶּחֱזַק־ (יֶּחֱזַק) i.ye.che.zak- “he took hold”

  11. Judges 19:25

    But the men would not hearken to him; so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning; and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

    וַיַּחֲזֵ֤ק (יַּחֲזֵ֤ק) i.ya.cha.Zek “he took hold”

  12. Judges 19:29

    And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.

    וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק (יַּחֲזֵ֣ק) i.ya.cha.Zek “he took hold”

  13. 1 Samuel 15:27

    And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.

    וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק (יַּחֲזֵ֥ק) i.ya.cha.Zek “he took hold”

  14. 1 Samuel 17:35

    I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.

    וְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙ (הֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙) he.che.Zak.ti “I took hold”

  15. 2 Samuel 1:11

    Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him.

    וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק (יַּחֲזֵ֥ק) i.ya.cha.Zek “he took hold”

  16. 2 Samuel 2:16

    And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together; wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

    וַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּ (יַּחֲזִ֜קוּ) i.ya.cha.Zi.ku “they took hold”

  17. 2 Samuel 3:29

    let it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth by the sword, or that lacketh bread.'

    וּמַחֲזִ֥יק (מַחֲזִ֥יק) ma.cha.Zik “[one who] takes hold”

  18. 2 Samuel 13:11

    And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her: 'Come lie with me, my sister.'

    וַיַּֽחֲזֶק־ (יַּֽחֲזֶק) i.ya.cha.zek- “he took hold”

  19. 2 Samuel 15:5

    And it was so, that when any man came nigh to prostrate himself before him, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

    וְהֶחֱזִ֥יק (הֶחֱזִ֥יק) he.che.Zik “he took hold of”

  20. 2 Samuel 18:9

    And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great terebinth, and his head caught hold of the terebinth, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and t

    וַיֶּחֱזַ֧ק (יֶּחֱזַ֧ק) i.ye.che.Zak “it was firm”

  21. 1 Kings 1:50

    And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

    וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖ק (יַּחֲזֵ֖ק) i.ya.cha.Zek “he took hold”

  22. 1 Kings 2:28

    And the tidings came to Joab; for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the Tent of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

    וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖ק (יַּחֲזֵ֖ק) i.ya.cha.Zek “he took hold”

  23. 1 Kings 9:9

    they shall be answered: Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them; therefore hath the LORD brought all this evil upon them.'

    וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙ (יַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙) i.ya.cha.Zi.ku “they took hold”

  24. 2 Kings 2:12

    And Elisha saw it, and he cried: 'My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!' And he saw him no more; and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.

    וַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙ (יַּחֲזֵק֙) i.ya.cha.Zek “he took hold”

  25. 2 Kings 4:27

    And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said: 'Let her alone; for her soul is bitter within her; and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told Me.'

    וַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖ק (תַּחֲזֵ֖ק) ta.cha.Zek “she took hold”