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Lexicon :: Strong's H2389 - ḥāzāq

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חָזָק
Transliteration
ḥāzāq
Pronunciation
khaw-zawk'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 636a

Strong’s Definitions

חָזָק châzâq, khaw-zawk'; from H2388; strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent):—harder, hottest, impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 56x

The KJV translates Strong's H2389 in the following manner: strong (26x), mighty (20x), sore (3x), stronger (2x), harder (1x), hottest (1x), impudent (1x), loud (1x), stiffhearted (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 56x
The KJV translates Strong's H2389 in the following manner: strong (26x), mighty (20x), sore (3x), stronger (2x), harder (1x), hottest (1x), impudent (1x), loud (1x), stiffhearted (1x).

  1. strong, stout, mighty

    1. strong

      1. severe, sharp, hot

      2. firm, hard

    2. a strong one (subst)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָזָק châzâq, khaw-zawk'; from H2388; strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent):—harder, hottest, impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).
STRONGS H2389: Abbreviations
† חָזָק adjective strong, stout, mighty; — ח׳ Exodus 10:19 + 18 times; feminine חֲזָקָה Exodus 3:19 + 31 times + Ezekiel 3:14 (Co for MT verb 3rd person feminine singular); plural חֲזָקִים Judges 18:25 + 2 times; construct חִזְקֵי Ezekiel 2:4 (strike out Co. see below) Ezekiel 3:7; —
1. strong:
a. of men, rarely predicate Numbers 13:18 (opposed to רָפֶה), Numbers 13:31 (comparative with מִן), Joshua 14:11; Joshua 17:18 (all J E), Judges 18:26 (comparative with מִן); also of גֹּאֲלָם Jeremiah 50:34; Proverbs 23:11; of hand of י׳ Joshua 4:24 (D), so Ezekiel 3:14 Greek Version of the LXX Co (see above and חָזַק Qal 3); compare of Tyre הָֽיְתָה חֲזָקָה בַּיָּם Ezekiel 26:17 (strike out B Co).
b. usually attributive; of ram of Pharaoh Ezekiel 30:22 (opposed to נִשְׁבָּ֑רֶת); especially of hand of י׳ in delivering Israel from Egypt, Exodus 3:19 (gloss ? see Di), Exodus 6:1 (twice in verse); Exodus 13:9 (all J), Deuteronomy 6:21; Deuteronomy 7:8; Deuteronomy 9:26; Daniel 9:15; in wonders done by agency of Moses Deuteronomy 34:12; also בְּכֹחַ גָּדוֺל וּבְיָד חֲזָקָה Exodus 31:11(JE), compare Nehemiah 1:10, but oftener ביד חזקה וּבִזְרוֺעַ נְטוּיָה Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 5:15; Deuteronomy 7:19; Deuteronomy 11:2; Deuteronomy 26:6; Jeremiah 32:21; Psalm 136:12; of control of enemies and deliverance from exile Ezekiel 20:33, 34; more generally Deuteronomy 3:24 (|| גָּדְלְךָ), 1 Kings 8:42 2 Chronicles 6:32; of י׳'s opposition to Zedekiah Jeremiah 21:5; once of Edom, opposed to Israel בעם כבד וביד חזקה Numbers 20:20 (JE).
c. of sword of י׳ Isaiah 27:1 (|| הַקָּשָׁה וְהַגְּדוֺלָה), of wind Exodus 10:19 (J), 1 Kings 19:11; sound of trumpet (= loud) Exodus 19:16 (E).
d. severe, sharp, hot, of war 1 Samuel 14:52 (predicate), battle 2 Samuel 11:15, sickness 1 Kings 17:17 (predicate), famine 1 Kings 18:2.
e. firm, hard, of face, פנים Ezekiel 3:8, forehead, מֵצַח Ezekiel 3:8; adamant, simile of forehead Ezekiel 3:9 (comparative, with מִן); of sky Job 37:18 (predicate) in plural construct לֵב ח׳ Ezekiel 2:4 hard of heart (|| קְשֵׁי פָנִים) but omitted by B Co, מֵֿצַח ח׳ Ezekiel 3:7 hard (= impudent) of forehead (|| קְשֵׁילֵֿב).
2. as substantive, a strong one, of י׳ (בְּחָזָק, as, in the character of, a strong one) Isaiah 40:10; of י׳'s agent Isaiah 28:2 (|| אַמִּץ); see also וְחָזָק לאֹ יְאַמֵּץ כֹחוֺ Amos 2:14; with מִן compare= one too strong for Jeremiah 31:11; Psalm 35:10. In Ezekiel 34:16 MT uses הח׳ in bad sense (|| הִשְּׁמֵנָה), Greek Version of the LXX Co, with different text, in good sense (see VB).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

3:19; 3:19; 6:1; 10:19; 10:19; 13:9; 19:16; 31:11

Numbers

13:18; 13:31; 20:20

Deuteronomy

3:24; 4:34; 5:15; 6:21; 7:8; 7:19; 9:26; 11:2; 26:6; 34:12

Joshua

4:24; 14:11; 17:18

Judges

18:25; 18:26

1 Samuel

14:52

2 Samuel

11:15

1 Kings

8:42; 17:17; 18:2; 19:11

2 Chronicles

6:32

Nehemiah

1:10

Job

37:18

Psalms

35:10; 136:12

Proverbs

23:11

Isaiah

27:1; 28:2; 40:10

Jeremiah

21:5; 31:11; 32:21; 50:34

Ezekiel

2:4; 2:4; 3:7; 3:7; 3:8; 3:8; 3:9; 3:14; 3:14; 20:33; 20:34; 26:17; 30:22; 34:16

Daniel

9:15

Amos

2:14

H2389

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Strong's Number H2389 matches the Hebrew חָזָק (ḥāzāq),
which occurs 56 times in 54 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Eze 30:22–Amo 2:14)

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