Strong's H2388: חָזַק (châzaq) Definition
- Strong's number
- H2388
- Lemma
- חָזַק
- Transliteration
- châzaq
- Pronunciation
- khaw-zak'
- Strong's definition
- to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer aid, amend, [idiom] 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. a primitive root;
1 Samuel 17:35 - And I went out after and smote him and delivered it out of his mouth and when he arose against me I caught him by his beard and smote him and slew
1 Samuel 17:50 - prevailed So David over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone and smote the Philistine and slew him but there was no sword in the hand So David
1 Samuel 23:16 - arose And Jonathan son Saul's to David into the wood and strengthened his hand in God
1 Samuel 30:6 - distressed And David was greatly spake for the people of stoning was grieved him because the soul for the people every man for his sons and for his daughters encouraged And David himself in the LORD his God
2 Chronicles 1:1 - was strengthened And Solomon the son of David in his kingdom and the LORD his God was with him and magnified him exceedingly
2 Chronicles 4:5 - And the thickness of it was an handbreadth and the brim of it like the work and the brim of a cup with flowers of lilies and it received baths three thousand and held
2 Chronicles 7:22 - And it shall be answered Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt and laid hold God on other and worshipped them and served them therefore hath he brought all this evil
2 Chronicles 8:3 - And Solomon to Hamathzobah and prevailed
2 Chronicles 11:11 - And he fortified the strong holds and put captains in them and store of victual and of oil and wine
2 Chronicles 11:12 - And in every several city And in every several city he put shields and spears strong and made them exceeding having Judah and Benjamin
2 Chronicles 11:17 - So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah strong and made Rehoboam the son and Solomon years for three they walked in the way of David and Solomon years for three
2 Chronicles 12:13 - strengthened So king Rehoboam himself in Jerusalem and he reigned old and forty was one years Rehoboam and he reigned seventeen years and he reigned himself in Jerusalem the city had chosen which the LORD to put his name out of all the tribes of Israel his name there And his mother's was Naamah an Ammonitess
2 Chronicles 13:7 - And there are gathered men unto him vain the children of Belial and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the children of Solomon themselves against Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted and could not withstand them
2 Chronicles 13:8 - And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David multitude and ye be a great calves and there are with you golden made which Jeroboam you for gods
2 Chronicles 13:21 - waxed mighty But Abijah and married wives fourteen and begat twenty and two sons and sixteen daughters
2 Chronicles 15:7 - Be ye strong be weak therefore and let not your hands shall be rewarded for your work
2 Chronicles 15:8 - heard And when Asa these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet he took courage and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim and renewed the altar of the LORD that was before the porch of the LORD
2 Chronicles 16:9 - of the LORD For the eyes run to and fro throughout the whole earth to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him Herein thou hast done foolishly therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars
2 Chronicles 17:1 - reigned And Jehoshaphat his son in his stead and strengthened himself against Israel
2 Chronicles 19:11 - And behold Amariah priest the chief is over you in all matters and the LORD and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael the ruler of the house of Judah is over you in all matters for all the king's shall be officers also the Levites before courageously you Deal and the LORD shall be with the good