2388. chazaq
Lexical Summary
chazaq: to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen
Original Word: חָזַק
Transliteration: chazaq
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-zak')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen
Meaning: to fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer
Strong's Concordance
aid, amend, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain,

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

H2388. chazaq

חָזַק291 verb be or grow firm, strong, strengthen (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חֲזַקbind on or about, gird on, compare Arabic bind, squeeze) —

Qal Perfect ׳חGenesis 41:57 4t.; חָזָק֑2 Chronicles 26:15; suffix חֲזָקוֺ28:20, etc.; Imperfect יֶהֱז֑ק28:7 (Baer) + 2 t.; וַיֶּחֱזַקGenesis 41:56 +; יֶחֶזְקוּ2 Samuel 10:11 2t.; יֶחְזְקוּIsaiah 28:22; Imperative חֲזַקDeuteronomy 12:23 +; חִזְקוּ31:6 +; Infinitive construct לְחָזְקָה2 Kings 12:13; suffix לְחָזְקָהּEzekiel 30:21; Participle חָזֵקExodus 19:19; 2 Samuel 3:1, etc.; — I. intransitive be or grow strong:

1. a. of physical strength of hands Judges 7:11; 2 Samuel 2:7; 16:21; Ezekiel 22:14; Zechariah 8:9, 13 (on Ezekiel 3:14 see below); of arm, followed by infinitive 30:21; used of recovery from illness Isaiah 39:1; followed by מִן‎ of comparison over power 1 Samuel 17:50 (with בְּ‎ instrumental), 2 Samuel 13:14.

b. of people, army Deuteronomy 11:8; Joshua 17:13 (JE), = Judges 1:28; Ezra 9:12; followed by מִן‎ comparative be stronger than, too strong for, prevail against 2 Samuel 10:11 (twice in verse) = 1 Chronicles 19:12 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 20:23, 25; id., followed by accusative 16:22, compare of ׳י‎ as prevailing over man Jeremiah 20:7 ("" יָכֹל‎); followed by על2 Chronicles 8:3; 27:5.

c. of royal power וְהָזֵק הֹלֵךְ וְדָוִד2 Samuel 3:1 (opposed to וְדַלִּים הֹלְכִים‎); compare 2 Chronicles 26:15 ("" חֶזְקָה26:16), Daniel 11:5a.

d. prevail over, upon, of word of king 2 Samuel 24:4 (followed by אֶלֿ‎) = 1 Chronicles 21:4 (followed by עַל‎).

e. of bonds Isaiah 28:22.

f. of sound of trumpet מְאֹד וְהָזֵק הוֺלֵךְExodus 19:19 (E, compare חָזָק19:16) it grew much louder and louder.

2 be firm, fast:

a. literally be caught fast, of Absalom's head 2 Samuel 18:9 (followed by בְּ‎).

b. be firm, secure, of a kingdom 2 Kings 14:5 ( + בְּיָדוֺ‎) = 2 Chronicles 25:3 ( + עָלָיו‎). Oftener

c. be firm = courageous, confident, especially Imperative, usually "" אמץ‎ (q. v.), Deuteronomy 31:6-7, 23; Joshua 1:6-7, 9, 18; 10:25; 23:6 (all D), 2 Samuel 10:12; 13:28; 1 Kings 2:2; 1 Chronicles 19:13 ("" התחזק‎), 22:13; 28:10, 20; 2 Chronicles 15:7; 19:11; 32:7; Ezra 10:4; Psalm 27:14; Psalm 31:25; Isaiah 35:4; 41:6; Haggai 2:4 (3 t. in verse); Daniel 10:19 (twice in verse); followed byלַמִּלְחָמָה2 Chronicles 25:8.

d. hold firmly to, devote oneself to, followed by בְּ2 Chronicles 31:4.

e. followed by Infinitive be firm not to eat blood, i.e. firmly refrain from it Deuteronomy 12:23, compare 1 Chronicles 28:7.

3 press, be urgent, followed by עַל‎ + Infinitive Exodus 12:33 (E); followed by עַל‎ of hand of ׳י‎ in prophetic ecstasy Ezekiel 3:14 (ᵐ5‎ Co read חֲזָקָה‎, adjective, see חָזָק‎).

4 in bad sense:

a. grow stout, rigid, hard, with idea of perversity, of Pharaoh's heart Exodus 7:13, 22; 8:15 (all P), 9:35 (R); compare דבריכם עָלַי חזקוMalachi 3:13.

b. be severe, grievous, of battle 2 Kings 3:26; of famine Genesis 41:56-57, (E), 47:20 (J; followed by על‎), 2 Kings 25:3 = Jeremiah 52:6.

II. transitive only חֲזֶקוֺ לֹא2 Chronicles 28:20 strengthened him not, but text very dubious ("" לוֺ וַיָצַר‎).

Pi`el Perfect חִזַּקPsalm 147:13 +, etc.; Imperfect וַיְחַזֵּקExodus 9:12 10t., etc.; Imperative חַזֵּקNehemiah 6:9 2t.; feminine singular חַזְּקִיNahum 3:14; חַזֵּ֑קִיIsaiah 54:2 etc.; Infinitive construct חַזֵּק2 Kings 12:9 12t.; Participle מְחַזֵּקExodus 14:17; מְחַזְּקִים2 Kings 12:9; —

1 make strong (physically):

a. followed by accusative of person Judges 16:28; followed by על3:12; followed by מָתְנַיִםNahum 2:2 ("" כֹּחַ אַמֵּץ‎; of personified people).

b. = restore to strength Daniel 10:18-19, to health Ezekiel 34:4, 16; with לְgive strength to 1 Chronicles 29:12; so, followed by זְרוֺעֹתָם‎, Hosea 7:15; Ezekiel 30:24 (and 30:25 Co, see Hiph`il)

c. followed by accusative of thing Isaiah 41:7; Jeremiah 10:4 (both with בְּ‎ instrumental; of manufacture of idols); of strengthening tent-pegs, in metaphor Isaiah 54:4, compare 33:23; followed by bars of gates Psalm 147:13; often of making strong, fortifying a town, etc. Nahum 3:14; 2 Chronicles 11:11-12, 26:9; 32:5; = repair (wall, object not expressed) Nehemiah 3:19 see Hiph`il; with accusative of temple 2 Kings 12:6; 12:7; 12:15; 22:6; 2 Chronicles 24:5, 12; 29:3; 34:8, compare 34:10 ("" לִבְדּוֺק‎); followed by י ׳לְבית1 Chronicles 26:27; object breaches (accusative) 2 Kings 12:8; 12:9; 12:13; 22:5.

d. of establishing kingdom2 Chronicles 11:17.

2 strengthen the hands (accusative) of any one, i.e. sustain, encourage (opposed to רִמָּה‎) Judges 9:24; Jeremiah 23:14; Ezekiel 13:22; Isaiah 35:3; Job 4:3; Ezra 6:22; Nehemiah 2:18; 6:9; 2 Chronicles 29:34; ׳וַיְח בֵּאלהים ידו1 Samuel 23:16; followed by בְּEzra 1:6 ( + בְּ‎ instrumental)

3 make strong = bold, encourage, with accusative Deuteronomy 1:38; 3:28; 2 Samuel 11:5; Isaiah 41:7; with accusative of person + י בֵּית ׳לַעֲבֹדַת2 Chronicles 35:2.

4 make firm:

a. with 2 accusative אֲחַוְּקֶנּוּ וְאַבְנֵטְךָIsaiah 22:21 and with thy sash (of office) will I make him firm, i.e. bind it firmly about him ("" הלבישׁ‎).

b. make firm or fixed, = definitely adopt רָע דָּבָר לָמוֺ ֿ׳יחPsalm 64:6.

5 make rigid, hard, i.e. perverse, obstinate, harden (the heart of any one) Exodus 4:21; 10:20, 27 (all E), 9:12; 11:10; 14:4, 8, 17 (all P), Joshua 11:20 (D); see also ׳ח מִסֶּלַע פניהםJeremiah 5:3 .

Hiph`il118 Perfect הֶחֱזִיקJudges 7:8 +; 3 feminine singular הֶחֱזִ֫יקָהJeremiah 49:24 +; suffix הֶחֱזִקָ֑תְנִי8:21; הֶחֱזַ֫קָתִּיNehemiah 5:16 3t.; וְהַחֲזַקְתִּ֫יEzekiel 30:23, etc.; Imperfect יַחֲזִיקJob 8:15 2t.; 1 singular וְאַחְזֵקIsaiah 42:6; יַחֲזִיקוּJeremiah 6:23 2t.; יַחֲזִקוּDaniel 11:32, etc.; Imperative הַחֲזֵק2 Samuel 11:25 2t., etc.; Infinitive construct הַחֲזִיק2 Kings 15:19; Isaiah 64:6; suffix הֶחֱזִיקִיJeremiah 31:32 (׳הַח‎ Manuscript Petrop. see RSJPh xvi, 1888, 73); Participle מַחֲזִיקExodus 9:2 9t.; suffix מַחֲזִקָהּDaniel 11:6; feminine singular מַחֲזֶקֶתNehemiah 4:11; plural מַחֲזִיקִים4:10 5t.; construct מַחֲוִיקֵיEzekiel 27:9, 27; —

1. a. make strong, strengthen Jeremiah 51:12.

b. make firm, the kingdom 2 Kings 15:19 ( + בְּיָדוֺ‎).

c. display strength (late) 2 Chronicles 26:8 ("" וגו עַד שְׁמוֺ ׳וַיֵלֶךְ‎), Daniel 11:32 ("" וְעָשׂוּ‎).

2 make severe, of battle 2 Samuel 11:25.

3 followed by יד‎ = support Ezekiel 16:49; followed by זְרוֺעוֺת30:25 (subject ׳י‎; but Co reads

Pi`el as Ezekiel 30:24) .

4 = repair, walls of Jerusalem, Nehemiah 3:4 (3 t. in verse) + 31 t. Nehemiah 3; compare (in General) participle used substantively בדקף מחזיקיEzekiel 27:9, 27 of Tyre and her ships ("" מַלָּחִים‎, etc.)

5 prevail, absolute Daniel 11:7; followed by עַלJob 18:9; prevail upon to ׳הח לֶאֱכֹל בּוֺ2 Kings 4:8.

6 especially take or keep hold of, seize, grasp:

a. take hold of, seize, catch, followed by בְּGenesis 19:4(J), 21:18(E), Exodus 4:4 (J; "" אחז‎), Judges 7:20; 1 Samuel 15:27; 2 Samuel 1:11; 1 Kings 1:50; 2:28; 2 Kings 2:12; 4:27; Isaiah 4:1; Zechariah 8:23 (twice in verse); Proverbs 7:13; 26:17, compare also Judges 19:25, 29; 2 Chronicles 28:15; with violence Deuteronomy 22:25; 25:11; 1 Samuel 17:35 (perhaps of consecutive frequently, see Dr), 2 Samuel 2:16; 13:11; followed by לְ15:5; figurative take hold in order to lead one (subject ׳י‎) followed by בְּJeremiah 31:32, c accusative Isaiah 41:9, 13; compare 51:18 (בְּ‎; "" נֵהֵל‎); followed by accusative Nahum 3:14 take hold of the brick-mould, Jeremiah 6:23 = 50:42, Zechariah 14:13 (with violence), Psalm 35:2; Nehemiah 4:10; 4:11, seize the kingdom Daniel 11:21; in metaphor Micah 4:9 (חִיל הֶחֱזִיקֵךְ‎), Jeremiah 6:24; 8:21; 49:24 (see Gie), 50:43; of pious laying hold of ׳י‎, followed by בְּIsaiah 64:6; compare 27:5; 56:2, 4, 6; of other gods 1 Kings 9:9 2 Chronicles 7:22; laying hold of wisdom Proverbs 3:18, compare 4:13; Job 2:3, 9; 27:6; Jeremiah 8:5.

b. have or keep hold of, followed by בְּJudges 16:26; 2 Samuel 3:29; Jeremiah 50:33; Nehemiah 4:15.

c. hold up, followed by בְּ‎, figurative = sustain, support Leviticus 25:35; of ׳י‎ holding his servants Isaiah 42:6; 45:1, compare Job 8:20; see also participle used substantively Daniel 11:1 ("" מָעוֺז‎), 11:6 ("" יֹלֵד מֵבִיא,‎); of Nehemiah holding fast to his (בְּ‎) his work Nehemiah 5:16; compare of wicked, holding to his house Job 8:15; cleave or cling to (על‎) one's brethren Nehemiah 10:30. hence

c. keep, retain, followed by בְּExodus 9:2 (J), Judges 7:8; 19:4; so Ezekiel 7:13 Sm Co (ᵑ0‎ Hithpa`el); followed by anger (accusative) Micah 7:18.

d. hence also hold, contain, followed by accusative 2 Chronicles 4:5.

Hithpa`el (especially Chronicles) Perfect הִתְחַזַּק2 Chronicles 13:7 3t., etc., Imperfect וַיִּתְחַוֵּקGenesis 48:2 7t.; וַיִּתְחַזַּק2 Chronicles 21:4; 32:5; יִתְחַזָּ֑קוּEzekiel 7:13 (but Sm Co read Hiph`il), etc.; Imperative הִתְחַוַּק1 Kings 20:22; הִתְחַזְּקוּ1 Samuel 4:9; Infinitive construct לְהִתְחַזֵּק2 Chronicles 13:8; 16:9; Participle מִתְחַזֵּק2 Samuel 3:6; Daniel 10:21; plural מִתְחַזְּקִים1 Chronicles 11:10; —

1 strengthen oneself 2 Samuel 3:6; 1 Kings 20:22; 2 Chronicles 1:1; 12:13; 13:21; 21:4; 23:1; 25:11; 27:6; followed by עַלagainst17:1; gain strength Ezra 7:28; Daniel 10:19, compare ׳הִתְח ביהוה1 Samuel 30:6; figurative= take courage2 Chronicles 15:8.

2 put forth strength, use one's strength Genesis 48:2 (i.e. he exerted himself, he sat up by a great effort), Numbers 13:20 Judges 20:22; 1 Samuel 4:9; 2 Samuel 10:12; 1 Chronicles 19:13; 2 Chronicles 32:5.

3 followed by לִפְנֵיwithstand2 Chronicles 13:7-8,.

4 followed by עִםhold strongly with 1 Chronicles 11:10; Daniel 10:21, compare of ׳להתח אֵלָיו שָׁלֵם לְבָבָם עִם ׳י,2 Chronicles 16:9. — For יִתְחַזָּ֑קוEzekiel 7:13 read Hiph`il, see Sm Co Da.








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