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) —
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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: —
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).
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 by
לַמִּלְחָמָה 2 Chronicles 25:8.
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 (
Co read
חֲזָקָה, adjective, see
חָזָק).
4. in bad sense:
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):
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.
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 RS
JPh 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; —
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.)
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.
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.
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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; —
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