חָזָק (ḩāzāq) — strong / powerful / mighty

Form 1

Part of speech: aj

Related lemmas: חזק

Sense 1: strong, powerful, mighty

Semantic domains: Strong (002001001060)

Definition: = state in which humans or deities are strong in a physical, political, or military sense

Show passage in OET: EXO 3:19

OET-RV EXO 3:19

19 But I know that the Mitsri king won’t let you go until he’s forced to.

OET-LV EXO 3:19

19 And_I I _know if/because _that not the _king _of Miʦrayim he _will _permit you(pl) to_go and_not by_a _hand strong.

Show passage in OET: EXO 6:1

OET-RV EXO 6:1

6 Then Yahweh said to Mosheh, “Now you’ll see what I’ll do to Par’oh. I’ll use my power to force him to let them go, and then using my power again he’ll actually drive them out of his country.”

OET-LV EXO 6:1

6 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to Mosheh now you _will _see that_which I _will _do to_Parˊoh if/because by_a _hand strong he_will _let _them _go and_by_a _hand strong he_will _drive _them _out from_land _of_his.

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All 41 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: OET EXO 3:19 · OET EXO 6:1 · OET EXO 13:9 · OET EXO 32:11

NUM: OET NUM 13:18 · OET NUM 13:31 · OET NUM 20:20

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

JOS: OET JOS 4:24 · OET JOS 14:11 · OET JOS 17:18

JDG: OET JDG 18:26

KI1: OET KI1 8:42

CH2: OET CH2 6:32

NEH: OET NEH 1:10

JOB: OET JOB 5:15

PSA: OET PSA 35:10 · OET PSA 136:12

PRO: OET PRO 23:11

ISA: OET ISA 28:2 · OET ISA 40:10

JER: OET JER 21:5 · OET JER 31:11 · OET JER 32:21 · OET JER 50:34

EZE: OET EZE 20:33–34 · OET EZE 26:17 · OET EZE 30:22 · OET EZE 34:16

DAN: OET DAN 9:15

AMO: OET AMO 2:14

Sense 2: to be hard

Semantic domains: Solid (002001001054)

Definition: = state in which objects are firm and unyielding to physical pressure; ◄ associated with a strong will

Show passage in OET: JOB 37:18

OET-RV JOB 37:18

18 Can you flatten out the sky like him,
⇔ as solid as a cast metal mirror.

OET-LV JOB 37:18

18 Will _you _beat _out with_him/it (to)_clouds hard like_a _mirror molten.

Show passage in OET: ISA 27:1

OET-RV ISA 27:1

27 At that time, Yahweh will use his extremely powerful sword,
⇔ to punish the slithering sea monster Livyatan—Livyatan the twisting snake-like creature,
⇔ and he’ll kill the monster that’s in the ocean.

OET-LV ISA 27:1

27 In _the_day (the)_that YHWH he _will _visit_judgement with_sword _of_his (the)_fierce and_(the)_great and_(the)_mighty on Livyātān a _snake fleeing and_on Livyātān a _snake twisting and_he _will _slay DOM the _sea_monster which is_in_sea.

Jump to OET JOB 37:18 section.

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All 5 recorded passages for this sense

JOB: OET JOB 37:18

ISA: OET ISA 27:1

EZE: OET EZE 3:7–9

Sense 3: hard of heart, obstinate, stubborn

Semantic domains: Unwilling (002001002031)

Core domains: Willingness (197)

Definition: literally: hard of heart; hence: = state in which humans are unwilling to listen to reason and do what is right

Collocations: חֲזַק־לֵב

Show passage in OET: EZE 2:4

OET-RV EZE 2:4

4 Their descendants are very stubborn and hardheaded. I’m sending you to them, and you’ll tell them that this is what the master Yahweh is saying to them.

OET-LV EZE 2:4

4 And_the_children are_stern _of face and_hard _of heart I am_sending you to_them and_you _will _say to_them thus my_master YHWH he _says.

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Sense 4: strong, intense, severe, loud

Semantic domains: Intense (002001003012)

Core domains: Intensity (090)

Definition: = state or process by which a certain condition or action happens with intensity

Show passage in OET: EXO 10:19

OET-RV EXO 10:19

19 and Yahweh caused a very strong sea wind. The wind carried away the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea—not a single locust remained anywhere in Mitsri territory.

OET-LV EXO 10:19

19 And_ YHWH _he _turned a _wind _of west strong very and_it _carried _away DOM the_locust[s] and_it_blew _it sea _of_towards_the reed[s] not a _locust one it _remained in_all _of the _territory _of Miʦrayim.

Show passage in OET: EXO 19:16

OET-RV EXO 19:16

16 So on the morning of the third day, there was thunder and lightning and a thick cloud on the mountain, and an extremely loud horn blast, and all the people in the camp were trembling.

OET-LV EXO 19:16

16 And_he/it _was on_day the_third when_came the_morning and_he/it _was thunder _claps and_lightning _flashes and_a _cloud heavy on the_mountain and_the_sound _of a _ram’s _horn strong very and_ all _of the_people which was_in_camp _it _trembled.

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All 7 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: OET EXO 10:19 · OET EXO 19:16

SA1: OET SA1 14:52

SA2: OET SA2 11:15

KI1: OET KI1 17:17 · OET KI1 18:2 · OET KI1 19:11

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

חָזָק

Form 1

Sense 1: strong, powerful, mighty

Sense 2: to be hard

Sense 3: hard of heart, obstinate, stubborn

Sense 4: strong, intense, severe, loud