חָזָק
ḥāzāq
strong
Strong's H2389AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 636a

חָזָק (ḥāzāq) is a Hebrew adjective meaning strong. It appears 56 times in 18 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2389).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 636a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 636a)strong, stout, mighty; a strong one; powerful; hard, bold, violent; stronger, harder, hottest, impudent, loud, sore, stiff, stiffhearted
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חָזֵק adjective, verbal

v. חָזַק Qal participle

חָזָק adjective: strong, stout, mighty

Strong's H2390 חָזֵק: powerful
KJV:× wax louder, stronger.

Strong's H2389 חָזָק: strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
KJV:harder, hottest, impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).

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.

Root family 636: חָזַק ḥāzaq — 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…

See it in Scripture

Exodus 3:19Numbers 13:18Deuteronomy 3:24

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