Definition
verb
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
- to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore
- (Qal)
- to be strong, grow strong
- to prevail, prevail upon
- to be firm, be caught fast, be secure
- to press, be urgent
- to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense)
- to be severe, be grievous
- to strengthen
- (Piel)
- to make strong
- to restore to strength, give strength
- to strengthen, sustain, encourage
- to make strong, make bold, encourage
- to make firm
- to make rigid, make hard
- (Hiphil)
- to make strong, strengthen
- to make firm
- to display strength
- to make severe
- to support
- to repair
- to prevail, prevail upon
- to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support
- to hold, contain
- (Hithpael)
- to strengthen oneself
- to put forth strength, use one's strength
- to withstand
- to hold strongly with
Usually translated as
strong, hold, strengthen, courage, repair, stronger, encourage, harden, sore, confirm, courageous, help, mighty, prevail, withstand, amend, be constant, be established, fasten, force, fortify, maintain, mend, be recovered, retain, be stout, be sure, be urgent, behave self valiantly, aid, calker, catch, cleave, constrain, continue, be of good, coly, make hard, lean, play the man, become, seize, be, take
Occurrences
Châzaq occurs 290 times in 266 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (6), Exodus (16), Leviticus (1), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (9), Joshua (8), Judges (12), 1 Samuel (6), 2 Samuel (15), 1 Kings (8), 2 Kings (15), 1 Chronicles (10), 2 Chronicles (38), Ezra (5), Nehemiah (34), Job (7), Psalms (5), Proverbs (4), Isaiah (20), Jeremiah (15), Ezekiel (11), Daniel (9), Hosea (1), Micah (2), Nahum (2), Haggai (1), Zechariah (4), Malachi (1)
- Genesis 19:16 — And while he lingered, the men laid hold (וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּ) 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.
- Genesis 21:18 — Arise, lift up the lad, and hold (וְהַחֲזִ֥יקִי) him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
- Genesis 41:56 — And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore (וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק) in the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:57 — And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore (חָזַ֥ק) in all lands.
- Genesis 47:20 — And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed (חָזַ֥ק) over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s.
- Genesis 48:2 — And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself (וַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙), and sat upon the bed.
- Exodus 4:4 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught (וַיַּ֣חֲזֶק) it, and it became a rod in his hand:
- Exodus 4:21 — And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden (אֲחַזֵּ֣ק) his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
- Exodus 7:13 — And he hardened (וַיֶּחֱזַק֙) Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
- Exodus 7:22 — And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened (וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק), neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
- Exodus 8:19 — Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened (וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק), and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
- Exodus 9:2 — For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold (מַחֲזִ֥יק) them still,
- Exodus 9:12 — And the LORD hardened (וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק) the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
- Exodus 9:35 — And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened (וַֽיֶּחֱזַק֙), neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.
- Exodus 10:20 — But the LORD hardened (וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק) Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
- Exodus 10:27 — But the LORD hardened (וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק) Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.
- Exodus 11:10 — And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened (וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק) Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.
- Exodus 12:33 — And the Egyptians were urgent (וַתֶּחֱזַ֤ק) upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.
- Exodus 14:4 — And I will harden (וְחִזַּקְתִּ֣י) Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.
- Exodus 14:8 — And the LORD hardened (וַיְחַזֵּ֣ק) the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.
- Exodus 14:17 — And I, behold, I will harden (מְחַזֵּק֙) the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
- Exodus 19:19 — And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
- Leviticus 25:35 — And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve (וְהֶֽחֱזַ֣קְתָּ) him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
- Numbers 13:20 — And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage (וְהִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔ם), and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.
- Deuteronomy 1:38 — But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage (חַזֵּ֔ק) him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
- Deuteronomy 3:28 — But charge Joshua, and encourage (וְחַזְּקֵ֣הוּ) him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.
- Deuteronomy 11:8 — Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong (תֶּחֶזְק֗וּ), and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it;
- Deuteronomy 12:23 — Only be sure (חֲזַ֗ק) that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.
- Deuteronomy 22:25 — But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force (וְהֶחֱזִֽיק) her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:
- Deuteronomy 25:11 — When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh (וְהֶחֱזִ֖יקָה) him by the secrets:
- Deuteronomy 31:6 — Be strong (חִזְק֣וּ) and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
- Deuteronomy 31:7 — And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong (חֲזַ֣ק) and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
- Deuteronomy 31:23 — And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong (חֲזַ֣ק) and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
- Joshua 1:6 — Be strong (חֲזַ֖ק) and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
- Joshua 1:7 — Only be thou strong (חֲזַ֨ק) and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
- Joshua 1:9 — Have not I commanded thee? Be strong (חֲזַ֣ק) and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
- Joshua 1:18 — Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong (חֲזַ֥ק) and of a good courage.
- Joshua 10:25 — And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong (חִזְק֣וּ) and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
- Joshua 11:20 — For it was of the LORD to harden (לְחַזֵּ֣ק) their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
- Joshua 17:13 — Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong (חָֽזְקוּ֙), that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.
- Joshua 23:6 — Be ye therefore very courageous (וַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣ם) to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
- Judges 1:28 — And it came to pass, when Israel was strong (חָזַ֣ק), that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
- Judges 3:12 — And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened (וַיְחַזֵּ֨ק) Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
- Judges 7:8 — So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained (הֶֽחֱזִ֑יק) those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
- Judges 7:11 — And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened (תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה) to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.
- Judges 7:20 — And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held (וַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּ) the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
- Judges 9:24 — That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided (חִזְּק֥וּ) him in the killing of his brethren.
- Judges 16:26 — And Samson said unto the lad that held (הַמַּחֲזִ֣יק) him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.
- Judges 16:28 — And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen (וְחַזְּקֵ֨נִי) me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
- Judges 19:4 — And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained (וַיֶּחֱזַק) him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.