חָזַק
ḥāzaq
be firm
Strong's H2388VerbHebrewTWOT 636

חָזַק (ḥāzaq) is a Hebrew verb meaning be firm. It appears 290 times in 28 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2388).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 636)

Range of meaning (TWOT 636)be, grow firm, strong, strengthen; grow strong; make strong, sustain, encourage, bold, make firm, make rigid, hard, harden; display strength, make severe, support, repair, prevail, take, keep hold, seize, grasp; strengthen oneself…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חָזַק verb: be, grow firm, strong, strengthen

Strong's H2388 חָזַק: to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
KJV:aid, amend, × 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.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 19:16Exodus 4:4Leviticus 25:35

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