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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 3:19–Eze 26:17)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:19 - 'And I -- I have known that the king of Egypt doth not permit you to go, unless by a strong hand,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:1 - And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Now dost thou see that which I do to Pharaoh, for with a strong hand he doth send them away, yea, with a strong hand he doth cast them out of his land.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:19 - and Jehovah turneth a very strong sea wind, and it lifteth up the locust, and bloweth it into the Red Sea -- there hath not been left one locust in all the border of Egypt;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:9 - and it hath been to thee for a sign on thy hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, so that the law of Jehovah is in thy mouth, for by a strong hand hath Jehovah brought thee out from Egypt;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:16 - And it cometh to pass, on the third day, while it is morning, that there are voices, and lightnings, and a heavy cloud, on the mount, and the sound of a trumpet very strong; and all the people who are in the camp do tremble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:11 - And Moses appeaseth the face of Jehovah his God, and saith, 'Why, O Jehovah, doth Thine anger burn against Thy people, whom Thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong hand?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:18 - and have seen the land what it is, and the people which is dwelling on it, whether it is strong or feeble; whether it is few or many;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:31 - And the men who have gone up with him said, 'We are not able to go up against the people, for it is stronger than we;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:20 - And he saith, 'Thou dost not pass over;' and Edom cometh out to meet him with much people, and with a strong hand;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:24 - Lord Jehovah, Thou -- Thou hast begun to shew Thy servant Thy greatness, and Thy strong hand; for who is a God in the heavens or in earth who doth according to Thy works, and according to Thy might?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:34 - Or hath God tried to go in to take to Himself, a nation from the midst of a nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a strong hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by great terrors -- according to all that Jehovah your God hath done to you, in Egypt, before your eyes?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:15 - and thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God is bringing thee out thence by a strong hand, and by a stretched-out arm; therefore hath Jehovah thy God commanded thee to keep the day of the sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:21 - then thou hast said to thy son, Servants we have been to Pharaoh in Egypt, and Jehovah bringeth us out of Egypt by a high hand;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:8 - but because of Jehovah's loving you, and because of His keeping the oath which He hath sworn to your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out by a strong hand, and doth ransom you from a house of servants, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:19 - the great trials which thine eyes have seen, and the signs, and the wonders, and the strong hand, and the stretched-out arm, with which Jehovah thy God hath brought thee out; so doth Jehovah thy God to all the peoples of whose presence thou art afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:26 - and I pray unto Jehovah, and say, Lord Jehovah, destroy not Thy people, and Thine inheritance, whom Thou hast ransomed in Thy greatness; whom Thou hast brought out of Egypt with a strong hand;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:2 - and ye have known to-day -- for it is not your sons who have not known, and who have not seen the chastisement of Jehovah your God, His greatness, His strong hand, and His stretched-out arm,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:8 - and Jehovah bringeth us out from Egypt, by a strong hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by great fear, and by signs, and by wonders,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:12 - and in reference to all the strong hand, and to all the great fear which Moses did before the eyes of all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:24 - so that all the people of the land do know the hand of Jehovah that it is strong, so that ye have reverenced Jehovah your God all the days.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:11 - yet am I to-day strong as in the day of Moses' sending me; as my power then, so is my power now, for battle, and to go out, and to come in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:18 - because the mountain is thine; because it is a forest -- thou hast prepared it, and its outgoings have been thine; because thou dost dispossess the Canaanite, though it hath chariots of iron -- though it is strong.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:26 - and the sons of Dan go on their way, and Micah seeth that they are stronger than he, and turneth, and goeth back unto his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:52

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:52 - And the war is severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul; when Saul hath seen any mighty man, and any son of valour, then he doth gather him unto himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:15 - and he writeth in the letter, saying, 'Place ye Uriah over-against the front of the severest battle, and ye have turned back from after him, and he hath been smitten, and hath died.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:42 - (for they hear of Thy great name, and of Thy strong hand, and of Thy stretched-out arm) -- and he hath come in and prayed towards this house,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:17 - And it cometh to pass, after these things, the son of the woman, mistress of the house, hath been sick, and his sickness is very severe till that no breath hath been left in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:2 - and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:11 - And He saith, 'Go out, and thou hast stood in the mount before Jehovah.' And lo, Jehovah is passing by, and a wind -- great and strong -- is rending mountains, and shivering rocks before Jehovah: -- not in the wind is Jehovah; and after the wind a shaking: -- not in the shaking is Jehovah;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:32 - 'And also, unto the stranger who is not of Thy people Israel, and he hath come from a land afar off for the sake of Thy great name, and Thy strong hand, and Thy stretched-out arm, and they have come in and prayed towards this house:

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:10 - And they are Thy servants, and Thy people, whom Thou hast ransomed by Thy great power, and by Thy strong hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:15 - And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:18 - Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds -- strong as a hard mirror!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:10 - All my bones say, 'Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 136:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:12 - By a strong hand, and a stretched-out-arm, For to the age is His kindness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:11 - For their Redeemer is strong, He doth plead their cause with thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1 - In that day lay a charge doth Jehovah, With his sword -- the sharp, and the great, and the strong, On leviathan -- a fleeing serpent, And on leviathan -- a crooked serpent, And He hath slain the dragon that is in the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:2 - Lo, a mighty and strong one is to the Lord, As a storm of hail -- a destructive shower, As an inundation of mighty waters overflowing, He cast down to the earth with the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:10 - Lo, the Lord Jehovah with strength cometh, And His arm is ruling for Him, Lo, His hire is with Him, and His wage before Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:5 - And I -- I have fought against you, With a stretched-out hand, and with a strong arm, And in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:11 - For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, And redeemed him from a hand stronger than he.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:21 - 'And Thou bringest forth Thy people Israel from the land of Egypt, with signs and with wonders, and by a strong hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by great fear,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:34 - Their Redeemer is strong, Jehovah of Hosts is His name, He doth thoroughly plead their cause, So as to cause the land to rest, And He hath given trouble to the inhabitants of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:4 - And the sons are brazen-faced and hard-hearted to whom I am sending thee, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:7 - but the house of Israel are not willing to hearken unto thee, for they are not willing to hearken unto Me, for all the house of Israel are brazen-faced and strong-hearted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:8 - 'Lo, I have made thy face strong against their face, and thy forehead strong against their forehead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:9 - As an adamant harder than a rock I have made thy forehead; thou dost not fear them, nor art thou affrighted before them, for a rebellious house are they.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:33 - I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Do not I, with a strong hand, And with a stretched-out arm, And with fury poured out -- rule over you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:34 - And I have brought you forth from the peoples, And assembled you from the lands In which ye have been scattered, With a strong hand and with a stretched-out arm, And with fury poured out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:17 - And have lifted up for thee a lamentation, And said to thee: How hast thou perished, That art inhabited from the seas, The praised city, that was strong in the sea, She and her inhabitants, Who put their terror on all her inhabitants!

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