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H2388 · חָזַק

châzaq · khaw-zak' · strong, repair

H2388 (châzaq, pronounced khaw-zak') is the Hebrew word חָזַק in Strong’s dictionary: to fasten upon. It appears 291 times in 266 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).

Strong’s entry

Original word
חָזַק (Hebrew)
Transliteration
châzaq
Pronunciation
khaw-zak'
Derivation
a primitive root;
Definition
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
Rendered in the KJV
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.

In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)

291 occurrences in 266 verses (289 with English words of their own, 2 in the original with no English word of their own).

How the BSB renders it

By book

Genesis 6 · Exodus 15 · Leviticus 1 · Numbers 1 · Deuteronomy 9 · Joshua 8 · Judges 12 · 1 Samuel 6 · 2 Samuel 15 · 1 Kings 8 · 2 Kings 15 · 1 Chronicles 10 · 2 Chronicles 38 · Ezra 5 · Nehemiah 34 · Job 7 · Psalms 5 · Proverbs 4 · Isaiah 20 · Jeremiah 15 · Ezekiel 12 · Daniel 9 · Hosea 1 · Micah 2 · Nahum 2 · Haggai 1 · Zechariah 4 · Malachi 1

First 30 of 266 verses

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