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Lexicon :: Strong's H2388 - ḥāzaq

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חָזַק
Transliteration
ḥāzaq
Pronunciation
khaw-zak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 636

Strong’s Definitions

חָזַק châzaq, khaw-zak'; 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, × 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 290x

The KJV translates Strong's H2388 in the following manner: strong (48x), repair (47x), hold (37x), strengthened (28x), strengthen (14x), harden (13x), prevail (10x), encourage (9x), take (9x), courage (8x), caught (5x), stronger (5x), hold (5x), miscellaneous (52x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 290x
The KJV translates Strong's H2388 in the following manner: strong (48x), repair (47x), hold (37x), strengthened (28x), strengthen (14x), harden (13x), prevail (10x), encourage (9x), take (9x), courage (8x), caught (5x), stronger (5x), hold (5x), miscellaneous (52x).

  1. to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be strong, grow strong

        1. to prevail, prevail upon

        2. to be firm, be caught fast, be secure

        3. to press, be urgent

        4. to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense)

        5. to be severe, be grievous

      2. to strengthen

    2. (Piel)

      1. to make strong

      2. to restore to strength, give strength

      3. to strengthen, sustain, encourage

      4. to make strong, make bold, encourage

      5. to make firm

      6. to make rigid, make hard

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to make strong, strengthen

      2. to make firm

      3. to display strength

      4. to make severe

      5. to support

      6. to repair

      7. to prevail, prevail upon

      8. to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support

      9. to hold, contain

    4. (Hithpael)

      1. to strengthen oneself

      2. to put forth strength, use one's strength

      3. to withstand

      4. to hold strongly with

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָזַק châzaq, khaw-zak'; 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, × 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.
STRONGS H2388: Abbreviations
חָזַק 291 verb be or grow firm, strong, strengthen (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic Qfzo חֲזַק bind on or about, gird on, compare Arabic حَزَقَ bind, squeeze) —
† Qal Perfect ח׳ Genesis 41:57 + 4 times; חָזָק֑ 2 Chronicles 26:15; suffix חֲזָקוֺ 2 Chronicles 28:20, etc.; Imperfect יֶהֱז֑ק 2 Chronicles 28:7 (Baer) + 2 times; וַיֶּחֱזַק Genesis 41:56 +; יֶחֶזְקוּ 2 Samuel 10:11 + 2 times; יֶחְזְקוּ Isaiah 28:22; Imperative חֲזַק Deuteronomy 12:23 +; חִזְקוּ Deuteronomy 31:6 +; Infinitive construct לְחָזְקָה 2 Kings 12:13; suffix לְחָזְקָהּ Ezekiel 30:21; Participle חָזֵק [H2390 Exodus 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; 2 Samuel 16:21; Ezekiel 22:14; Zechariah 8:9, 13 (on Ezekiel 3:14 see below); of arm, followed by infinitive Ezekiel 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 1 Kings 16:22, compare of י׳ as prevailing over man Jeremiah 20:7 (|| יָכֹל); followed by על 2 Chronicles 8:3; 27:5.
c. of royal power וְדָוִד הֹלֵךְ וְהָזֵק [H2390 2 Samuel 3:1] (opposed to הֹלְכִים וְדַלִּים); compare 2 Chronicles 26:15 (|| חֶזְקָה 2 Chronicles 26:16), 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 הוֺלֵךְ וְהָזֵק מְאֹד [H2390 Exodus 19:19] (E, compare חָזָק Exodus 19:16) 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 (which see), Deuteronomy 31:6, 7, 23; Joshua 1:6, 7, 9, 18; Joshua 10:25; Joshua 23:6 (all D), 2 Samuel 10:12; 2 Samuel 13:28; 1 Kings 2:2; 1 Chronicles 19:13 (|| התחזק), 1 Chronicles 22:13; 1 Chronicles 28:10, 20; 2 Chronicles 15:7; 19:11; 32:7; Ezra 10:4; Psalm 27:14; Psalm 31:25; Isaiah 35:4; Isaiah 41:6; Haggai 2:4 (3 times in verse); Daniel 10:19 (twice in verse); followed byלַמִּלְחָמָה 2 Chronicles 25:8.
d. hold firmly to, devote oneself to, followed by בְּ 2 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 (Greek Version of the LXX 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; Exodus 8:15 (all P), Exodus 9:35 (R); compare חזקו עָלַי דבריכם Malachi 3:13.
b. be severe, grievous, of battle 2 Kings 3:26; of famine Genesis 41:56, 57 (E), Genesis 47:20 (J; followed by על), 2 Kings 25:3 = Jeremiah 52:6.
II. transitive only לֹא חֲזֶקוֺ 2 Chronicles 28:20 strengthened him not, but text very dubious (|| וַיָצַר לוֺ).
Pi. Perfect חִזַּק Psalm 147:13 +, etc.; Imperfect וַיְחַזֵּק Exodus 9:12 + 10 times, etc.; Imperative חַזֵּק Nehemiah 6:9 + 2 times; feminine singular חַזְּקִי Nahum 3:14; חַזֵּ֑קִי Isaiah 54:2 etc.; Infinitive construct חַזֵּק 2 Kings 12:9 + 12 times; Participle מְחַזֵּק Exodus 14:17; מְחַזְּקִים 2 Kings 12:9; —
1. make strong (physically):
a. followed by accusative of person Judges 16:28; followed by על Judges 3:12; followed by מָתְנַיִם Nahum 2:2 (|| אַמֵּץ כֹּחַ; of personified people).
b.＝restore to strength Daniel 10:18, 19; to health Ezekiel 34:4, 16; with לְ give strength to 1 Chronicles 29:12; so, followed by זְרוֺעֹתָם, Hosea 7:15; Ezekiel 30:24 (and Ezekiel 30:25 Co, see Hiph.)
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 Isaiah 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.; with accusative of temple 2 Kings 12:6; 2 Kings 12:7; 2 Kings 12:15; 2 Kings 22:6; 2 Chronicles 24:5, 12; 29:3; 34:8, compare 2 Chronicles 34:10 (|| לִבְדּוֺק); followed by לְבית י׳ 1 Chronicles 26:27; object breaches (accusative) 2 Kings 12:8; 2 Kings 12:9; 2 Kings 12:13; 2 Kings 22:5.
d. of establishing kingdom 2 Chronicles 11:17.
2. strengthen the hands (accusative) of any one, i.e. sustain, encourage (opposed to רִפָּה) Judges 9:24; Jeremiah 23:14; Ezekiel 13:22; Isaiah 35:3; Job 4:3; Ezra 6:22; Nehemiah 2:18; Nehemiah 6:9; 2 Chronicles 29:34; ידו בֵּאלהים וַיְח׳ 1 Samuel 23:16; followed by בְּ Ezra 1:6 (+ בְּ instrumental)
3. make strong = bold, encourage, with accusative Deuteronomy 1:38; Deuteronomy 3:28; 2 Samuel 11:5; Isaiah 41:7; with accusative of person + לַעֲבֹדַת בֵּית י׳ 2 Chronicles 35:2.
4. make firm: —
a. with 2 accusative וְאַבְנֵֽֽֽטְךָ אֲחַוְּקֶנּוּ Isaiah 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 ֿ יח׳ לָמוֺ דָּבָר רָע Psalm 64:6.
5. make rigid, hard, i.e. perverse, obstinate, harden (the heart of any one) Exodus 4:21; Exodus 10:20, 27 (all E), Exodus 9:12; Exodus 11:10; Exodus 14:4, 8, 17 (all P), Joshua 11:20 (D); see also פניהם מִסֶּלַע ח׳ Jeremiah 5:3.
Hiph.118 Perfect הֶחֱזִיק Judges 7:8 +; 3rd person feminine singular הֶחֱזִ֫יקָה Jeremiah 49:24 +; suffix הֶחֱזִקָ֑תְנִי Jeremiah 8:21; הֶחֱזַ֫קָתִּי Nehemiah 5:16 + 3 times; וְהַחֲזַקְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 30:23, etc.; Imperfect יַחֲזִיק Job 8:15 + 2 times; 1st person singular וְאַחְזֵק Isaiah 42:6; יַחֲזִיקוּ Jeremiah 6:23 + 2 times; יַחֲזִקוּ Daniel 11:32, etc.; Imperative הַחֲזֵק 2 Samuel 11:25 + 2 times, etc.; Infinitive construct הַחֲזִיק 2 Kings 15:19; Isaiah 64:6; suffix הֶחֱזִיקִי Jeremiah 31:32 (הַח׳ Manuscript Petrop. see RSJPh xvi, 1888, 73); Participle מַחֲזִיק Exodus 9:2 + 9 times; suffix מַחֲזִקָהּ Daniel 11:6; feminine singular מַחֲזֶקֶת Nehemiah 4:11; plural מַחֲזִיקִים Nehemiah 4:10 + 5 times; construct מַחֲוִיקֵי Ezekiel 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 (|| וַיֵלֶךְ שְׁמוֺ עַד וגו׳), Daniel 11:32 (|| וְעָשׂוּ).
† 2. make severe, of battle 2 Samuel 11:25.
† 3. followed by יד = support Ezekiel 16:49; followed by זְרוֺעוֺת Ezekiel 30:25 (subject י׳; but Co reads Pi. as † Ezekiel 30:24).
4.＝repair, walls of Jerusalem, Nehemiah 3:4 (3 times in verse) + 31 times Nehemiah 3; compare (in general) participle used substantively מחזיקי בדקף Ezekiel 27:9, 27 of Tyre and her ships (|| מַלָּחִים, etc.)
† 5. prevail, absolute Daniel 11:7; followed by עַל Job 18:9; prevail upon to בּוֺ לֶאֱכֹל הח׳ 2 Kings 4:8.
6. especially take or keep hold of, seize, grasp:
a. take hold of, seize, catch, followed by בְּ Genesis 19:4(J), Genesis 21:18(E), Exodus 4:4 (J; || אחז), Judges 7:20; 1 Samuel 15:27; 2 Samuel 1:11; 1 Kings 1:50; 1 Kings 2:28; 2 Kings 2:12; 2 Kings 4:27; Isaiah 4:1; Zechariah 8:23 (twice in verse); Proverbs 7:13; Proverbs 26:17, compare also Judges 19:25, 29; 2 Chronicles 28:15; with violence Deuteronomy 22:25; Deuteronomy 25:11; 1 Samuel 17:35 (perhaps of consecutive frequently, see Dr), 2 Samuel 2:16; 2 Samuel 13:11; followed by לְ 2 Samuel 15:5; figurative take hold in order to lead one (subject י׳) followed by בְּ Jeremiah 31:32, with accusative Isaiah 41:9, 13; compare Isaiah 51:18 (בְּ; || נֵהֵל); followed by accusative Nahum 3:14 take hold of the brick-mould, Jeremiah 6:23 = Jeremiah 50:42, Zechariah 14:13 (with violence), Psalm 35:2; Nehemiah 4:10; Nehemiah 4:11, seize the kingdom Daniel 11:21; in metaphor Micah 4:9 (הֶחֱזִיקֵךְ חִיל), Jeremiah 6:24; Jeremiah 8:21; Jeremiah 49:24 (see Gie), Jeremiah 50:43; of pious laying hold of י׳, followed by בְּ Isaiah 64:6; compare Isaiah 27:5; Isaiah 56:2, 4, 6; of other gods 1 Kings 9:9 2 Chronicles 7:22; laying hold of wisdom Proverbs 3:18, compare Proverbs 4:13; Job 2:3, 9; Job 27:6; Jeremiah 8:5.
b. have or keep hold of, followed by בְּ Judges 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; Isaiah 45:1, compare Job 8:20; see also participle used substantively Daniel 11:1 (|| מָעוֺז), Daniel 11:6 (|| מֵבִיא, יֹלֵד); 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 בְּ Exodus 9:2 (J), Judges 7:8; Judges 19:4; so Ezekiel 7:13 Sm Co (MT Hithp.); followed by anger (accusative) Micah 7:18.
d. hence also hold, contain, followed by accusative 2 Chronicles 4:5.
† Hithp. (especially Chronicles) Perfect הִתְחַזַּק 2 Chronicles 13:7 + 3 times, etc., Imperfect וַיִּתְחַוֵּק Genesis 48:2 + 7 times; וַיִּתְחַזַּק 2 Chronicles 21:4; 32:5; יִתְחַזָּ֑קוּ Ezekiel 7:13 (but Sm Co read Hiph.), etc.; Imperative הִתְחַוַּק 1 Kings 20:22; הִתְחַזְּקוּ 1 Samuel 4:9; Infinitive construct לְהִתְחַזֵּק 2 Chronicles 13:8; 16:9; Participle מִתְחַזֵּק 2 Samuel 3:6; Daniel 10:21; plural מִתְחַזְּקִים 1 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 עַל against 2 Chronicles 17:1; gain strength Ezra 7:28; Daniel 10:19, compare ביהוה הִתְח׳ 1 Samuel 30:6; figurative= take courage 2 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 לִפְנֵי withstand 2 Chronicles 13:7, 8.
4. followed by עִם hold strongly with 1 Chronicles 11:10; Daniel 10:21, compare of י׳, עִם לְבָבָם שָׁלֵם אֵלָיו להתח׳ 2 Chronicles 16:9. — For יִתְחַזָּ֑קו Ezekiel 7:13 read Hiph., see Sm Co Da.
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Genesis

19:4; 21:18; 41:56; 41:56; 41:57; 41:57; 47:20; 48:2; 48:2

Exodus

4:4; 4:21; 7:13; 7:22; 8:15; 9:2; 9:2; 9:12; 9:12; 9:35; 10:20; 10:27; 11:10; 12:33; 14:4; 14:8; 14:17; 14:17; 19:16

Leviticus

25:35

Numbers

13:20

Deuteronomy

1:38; 3:28; 11:8; 12:23; 12:23; 22:25; 25:11; 31:6; 31:6; 31:7; 31:23

Joshua

1:6; 1:7; 1:9; 1:18; 10:25; 11:20; 17:13; 23:6

Judges

1:28; 3:12; 7:8; 7:8; 7:11; 7:20; 9:24; 16:26; 16:28; 19:4; 19:25; 19:29; 20:22

1 Samuel

4:9; 4:9; 15:27; 17:35; 17:50; 23:16; 30:6

2 Samuel

1:11; 2:7; 2:16; 3:6; 3:6; 3:29; 10:11; 10:11; 10:12; 10:12; 11:5; 11:25; 11:25; 13:11; 13:14; 13:28; 15:5; 16:21; 18:9; 24:4

1 Kings

1:50; 2:2; 2:28; 9:9; 16:22; 20:22; 20:22; 20:23; 20:25

2 Kings

2:12; 3:26; 4:8; 4:27; 12:6; 12:7; 12:8; 12:9; 12:9; 12:9; 12:13; 12:13; 12:15; 14:5; 15:19; 15:19; 22:5; 22:6; 25:3

1 Chronicles

11:10; 11:10; 19:12; 19:13; 19:13; 21:4; 22:13; 26:27; 28:7; 28:10; 28:20; 29:12

2 Chronicles

1:1; 4:5; 7:22; 8:3; 11:11; 11:12; 11:17; 12:13; 13:7; 13:7; 13:8; 13:8; 13:21; 15:7; 15:8; 16:9; 16:9; 17:1; 19:11; 21:4; 21:4; 23:1; 24:5; 24:12; 25:3; 25:8; 25:11; 26:8; 26:9; 26:15; 26:15; 26:16; 27:5; 27:6; 28:7; 28:15; 28:20; 28:20; 29:3; 29:34; 31:4; 32:5; 32:5; 32:5; 32:7; 34:8; 34:10; 35:2

Ezra

1:6; 6:22; 7:28; 9:12; 10:4

Nehemiah

2:18; 3:4; 3:19; 4:10; 4:10; 4:11; 4:11; 4:15; 5:16; 5:16; 6:9; 6:9; 10:30

Job

2:3; 2:9; 4:3; 8:15; 8:15; 8:20; 18:9; 27:6

Psalms

27:14; 35:2; 64:6; 147:13; 147:13

Proverbs

3:18; 4:13; 7:13; 26:17

Isaiah

4:1; 22:21; 27:5; 28:22; 28:22; 33:23; 35:3; 35:4; 39:1; 41:6; 41:7; 41:7; 41:9; 41:13; 42:6; 42:6; 45:1; 51:18; 54:2; 54:4; 56:2; 56:4; 56:6; 64:6; 64:6

Jeremiah

5:3; 6:23; 6:23; 6:24; 8:5; 8:21; 8:21; 10:4; 20:7; 23:14; 31:32; 31:32; 49:24; 49:24; 50:33; 50:42; 50:43; 51:12; 52:6

Ezekiel

3:14; 3:14; 7:13; 7:13; 7:13; 13:22; 16:49; 22:14; 27:9; 27:9; 27:27; 27:27; 30:21; 30:21; 30:23; 30:24; 30:24; 30:25; 30:25; 34:4; 34:16

Daniel

10:18; 10:19; 10:19; 10:19; 10:21; 10:21; 11:1; 11:5; 11:6; 11:6; 11:7; 11:21; 11:32; 11:32

Hosea

7:15

Micah

4:9; 7:18

Nahum

2:2; 3:14; 3:14; 3:14

Haggai

2:4

Zechariah

8:9; 8:13; 8:23; 14:13

Malachi

3:13

H2388

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Strong's Number H2388 matches the Hebrew חָזַק (ḥāzaq),
which occurs 290 times in 266 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 6 (Gen 19:16–Jdg 19:25)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:16 - But he hesitated. So the men grasped H2388 his hand and the hand of his wife and the [fn]hands of his two daughters, because the compassion of the LORD was upon him; and they brought him out and put him outside the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:18 - “Get up, lift up the boy, and hold H2388 him by [fn]the hand, for I will make a great nation of him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:56 - When the famine was spread over the entire face of the earth, then Joseph opened all [fn]the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; and the famine was severe H2388 in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:57 - Then the people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe H2388 in all the earth.

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So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for [fn]every Egyptian sold his field, because the famine was severe H2388 upon them. So the land became Pharaoh’s.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:2 - When [fn]it was told to Jacob, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel [fn]collected H2388 his strength H2388 and sat [fn]up in the bed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:4 - But the LORD said to Moses, “Reach out with your hand and grasp it by its tail”—so he reached out with his hand and caught H2388 it, and it turned into a staff in his [fn]hand—

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And the LORD said to Moses, “When you go [fn]back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your [fn]power; but I will harden H2388 his heart so that he will not let the people go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:13 - Yet Pharaoh’s heart was [fn]hardened H2388, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:22 - But the soothsayer priests of Egypt did the same with their secret arts; and Pharaoh’s heart was [fn]hardened H2388, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:19 - Then the soothsayer priests said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was [fn]hardened H2388, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:2 - “For if you refuse to let them go and [fn]continue to hold H2388 them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:12 - But the LORD [fn]hardened H2388 Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had spoken to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:35 - So Pharaoh’s heart was [fn]hardened H2388, and he did not let the sons of Israel go, just as the LORD had spoken through Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:20 - But the LORD [fn]hardened H2388 Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the sons of Israel go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:27 - But the LORD [fn]hardened H2388 Pharaoh’s heart, and he was not willing to let them go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:10 - So Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh; yet the LORD [fn]hardened H2388 Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the sons of Israel go out of his land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:33 - The Egyptians urged H2388 the people, to send them out of the land in a hurry, for they said, “We will all be dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:4 - “And I will [fn]harden H2388 Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” And they did so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:8 - So the LORD [fn]hardened H2388 the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he chased after the sons of Israel as the sons of Israel were going out [fn]boldly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:17 - “And as for Me, behold, I will [fn]harden H2388 the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:35

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‘Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his [fn]means among you falter, then you are to sustain H2388 him, like a stranger or a resident, so that he may live with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:20 - “And how is the land, is it [fn]productive or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? And show H2388 yourselves courageous H2388 and get some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:38 - ‘Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, shall himself enter there; encourage H2388 him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:28 - ‘But commission Joshua and encourage H2388 him and strengthen him, for he shall go across [fn]leading this people, and he will give to them, as an inheritance, the land which you will see.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:8

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“You shall therefore keep every commandment which I am commanding you today, so that you may be strong H2388 and go in and take possession of the land into which you are about to cross to possess it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:23 - “Only be H2388 sure H2388 not to eat the blood, for the blood is the [fn]life, and you shall not eat the [fn]life with the flesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:25

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“But if the man finds the girl who is betrothed in the field, and the man seizes H2388 her and [fn]rapes her, then only the man who [fn]raped her shall die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:11

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“If two men, a man and his countryman, have a fight [fn]with each other, and the wife of one comes up to save her husband from the hand of the one who is hitting him, and she reaches out with her hand and grasps H2388 [fn]that man’s genitals,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:6 - “Be strong H2388 and courageous, do not be afraid or in dread of them, for the LORD your God is the One who is going with you. He will not desert you or abandon you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:7

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Then Moses called to Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong H2388 and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land which the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you will give it to them as an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:23

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Then He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “Be strong H2388 and courageous, for you will bring the sons of Israel into the land which I swore to them, and I will be with you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:6 - “Be strong H2388 and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:7 - “Only be strong H2388 and very courageous; [fn]be careful to do according to all the Law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may [fn]achieve success wherever you go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:9 - “Have I not commanded you? Be strong H2388 and courageous! Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:18 - “Anyone who rebels against your [fn]command and does not obey your words in all that you command him, shall be put to death; only be strong H2388 and courageous.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:25 - Joshua then said to them, “Do not fear or be dismayed! Be strong H2388 and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all your enemies with whom you fight.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:20 - For it was of the LORD to [fn]harden H2388 their hearts, to meet Israel in battle in order that he might utterly destroy them, that they might [fn]receive no mercy, but that he might destroy them, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:13 - And it came about when the sons of Israel became H2388 strong H2388, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not [fn]drive them out completely.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:6 - “Be H2388 very determined H2388, then, to keep and do everything that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so that you will not turn aside from it to the right or to the left,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:28 - And it came about, when Israel became H2388 strong H2388, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they did not drive them out completely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:12

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Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD strengthened H2388 Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:8 - So [fn]the three hundred men took the people’s provisions and their trumpets in their hands. And [fn]Gideon dismissed all the other men of Israel, each to his tent, but retained H2388 the three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was below him in the valley.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:11 - so that you will hear what they say; and afterward [fn]you will have H2388 the courage H2388 to go down against the camp.” So he went down with Purah his servant to the [fn]outposts of the army that was in the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:20 - When the three [fn]units blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers, they held H2388 the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands for blowing, and shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:24 - so that the violence [fn]done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal would come, and the responsibility for their blood would be placed on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the [fn]leaders of Shechem, who [fn]encouraged H2388 him to kill his brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:26 - Then Samson said to the boy who was holding H2388 his hand, “[fn]Let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, so that I may lean against them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:28

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Then Samson called to the LORD and said, “Lord [fn]GOD, please remember me and please strengthen H2388 me just this time, O God, that I may at once take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:4 - His father-in-law, the girl’s father, prevailed H2388 upon him, and he remained with him for three days. So they ate and drank and stayed there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:25 - But the men would not listen to him. So the man seized H2388 his concubine and brought her outside to them; and they [fn]raped her and abused her all night until morning, then let her go at the approach of dawn.

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